openbsd

Eden Li plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Sat, 28 Apr 2001 15:56:17 -0700


Ummm... I think it'll take more then loads of time to crack MD5 passwords.
Isn't it like a 16^64 keyspace?  Considering it's taking distributed.net
more
than a couple years to crack a 2^64 keyspace, I'd say it's probably the
wrong
way to go if OpenBSD stores its passwords in MD5.  Er maybe I don't know
how this password hacking works.  Anyone care to enlighten?

Eden

From: <proudhawk@uswestmail.net>
> you might try checking a few of the hacking newsgroups (thats where I
start).
>
> cracking the passwd files should be relatively easy if you have enough
computing power
> and loads of time. I think there may be a password cracker program
somewhere that will run the md5 hash and feed you some results.
>
> of course, this also depends on what algorythm the openBSD passowrd keeper
uses.
>
> all I can say is: good luck.