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

["manitu" <manitu@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Also thank you from me!
Manuel

> 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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