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in thread OT: Cracking hashes made easier

I don't really see what the secret could be used for other than as a salt. What did you have in mind?

thor

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Re^5: OT: Cracking hashes made easier
by DrHyde (Prior) on Nov 16, 2005 at 11:01 UTC
    uhh, a password. You know, like in: 
    login: thor
password: <-- the secret goes here

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      The whole point of this exercise was to say that using only the password and something that is easily derived from the user (i.e. username) can lead to attacks. So, unless I'm missing something, the password is not sufficiently secret.

      thor

      Feel the white light, the light within
      Be your own disciple, fan the sparks of will
      For all of us waiting, your kingdom will come

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        Pesky thread drift :-)
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