RE: [[cobalt-users] Server Hacked?]

["Doug Forman" <doug@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Terrific information, Richard.  Thanks!

> You can use the product called 'Crack' to test all of your user
> accounts and
> passwords.  This is the same tool that most 'hackers' will be
> using.  You could
> also replace your passwd program with one that restricts the type
> of passwords
> that a user can select.  A good one is 'npasswd'.
>
> You can find Crack at:
>
> http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/ToolsUnixAuth.html#Crack
>
> And npasswd at:
>
> http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/ToolsUnixAuth.html#Npasswd
>
>
>
> Richard
>
> manitu wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > is there a way to scan the shadow file if there are username
> and passwords
> > that are "almost" the same ?
> >
> > Manuel
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Tony <isplists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > An: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Gesendet: Sonntag, 13. Februar 2000 18:21
> > Betreff: RE: [[cobalt-users] Server Hacked?]
> >
> > > True, I was thinking of one my 40-watt users who created a user called
> > > 'mother' and made the password 'mom'.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dan
> > > Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 10:53 AM
> > > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [[cobalt-users] Server Hacked?]
> > >
> > >
> > > > Perhaps
> > > > a user called joe with a password of joe. Once a hacker finds
> > > > something like
> > > > that he's
> > > > in your machine and the rest is simple. Make your users
> choose strong
> > > > passwords.
> > > >
> > > Fortunately the GUI on the RAQ2 won't let you have the same
> user name and
> > > password.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dan Kriwitsky
> > > 
> > >
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