[ale] Plz Help root to decrypt a user PW

[Stephan Cerruti]

Hi
I know exactly what I am asking and i know this is not very right. But Let me
explain you why.
I thought i would be able to avoid talking about that, BUT...
Agnes was one of my parents, using my computer (before she died) and we have
several reasons to think that she was using the same password for different
purposes. And this is the only way that we have now to know the password she was
using.
This why I am asking for your help. I will understand if you don't want to help
me and I am sorry yo ask you that. But I need your help.
So please, try to understand
Stephan

Byron A Jeff wrote:

> >
> > Hi
> > this is from my etc\shadow from RedHat 6.1
> >
> > agnes:$1$Z5eGL2DV$uIM1mnipAt545ABeEKs.3/:10886:0:99999:7:::135463380
> >
> > Please could you help me to decrypt her password.
>
> Well it certainly looks like PAM is using a different decryption algorithm.
>
> I don't think I ever saw a justification for having to decrypt this or any
> other password. Not to be too judgemental but I have a bit of concern
> discussing at anything other than the abstract level the process of
> circumventing security. I reiterate that passwords are encrypted on purpose
> precisely to make it difficult to recover. And as the system administrator
> there is no apparent reason for wanting to recover a password once set since
> root can perform any activity the user can, and can set the password to
> something else if forgotten.
>
> So to be blunt, tell us why you need to do this or consider taking your
> question elsewhere. Personally I can't see any good in teaching folks how
> to circumnavigate security.
>
> BAJ