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

["Michael S. Dunsavage" <mikesd ptd net>]

run pwconv to activate shadow

and to tell if its running u can cat /etc/passwd and if u cant see the
encrypted characters of the passwd file and its an x then its activated

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On Fri, 1 Jan 1999, Boba Fette wrote:

> 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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