Re: how strong is the /etc/passwd encryption?

[Boba Fette <bfette itas07 cpit cua edu>]

If you don't suspect you are already using Shadow passwords, is there a
way to activate them? Also how can one determine if they are active? I
looked for an /etc/shadow file, but was unable to find one.

-d

On Thu, 31 Dec 1998, Kevin W. Reed wrote:

> Told to us by Hugo Rabson (hugo rabson zetnet co uk)
> on Thu, Dec 31, 1998 at 08:01:09AM -0000
> 
> Subject: Re: how strong is the /etc/passwd encryption?
> > Is it just crypt(1)? Or crypt(des)? Or something else?
> 
> Its just crypt but hopefully you are using Shadow passwords which are
> not accessible to normal users so they can't "See" them in the first place.
> 
> When using shadow passwords, the encrypted password is removed from the 
> publically readable /etc/passwd file and put in the restricted /etc/shadow
> file which normally has 0400 permissions (readable by root only).
> 
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