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[Mika T. Lindqvist]

> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 10:05:17 +0200 (MEST)
> From: "F. G. P." <fgp at fgp.atnet.at>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <samba at samba.anu.edu.au>
> Subject: printing from unix to smb printer
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.980428100123.25201A-100000 at fgp.atnet.at>
> 
> Hi
> 
> This would not work, because the unix-password are encrypted by an
> one-way-hash funktion. With today's computers it's NOT possible to get the
> clear-text password from the /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow file, no is it

My one friend has many times tried to use a decryption program, which
supposely could broke unix password... I sent him once a encrypted
password, which for I didn't have decrypted one and he gave me it. It was
something that could be someone's password... I don't know how he did
that, but I think somehow he did it.. Was it somekind of brute force or
not, only God knows it. He never sent me that program 'cause he promised
not to do so.

> possible to convert the password to the encryption used by WIndows. 
> However, you could patch the passwd programm, so that it saves the
> clear-text or windows-encrypted password somewhere. This could than be
> used for printing. If you are really concerned about security, you should
> not do this, because the encryption used by windows is known to be weak.
> 
> 								mfg, fgp
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