Edward Leiper wrote:
> DM <dont_spam_me@reply_to_group.instead> writes:
>> Some md5, etc yoda would be able to confirm/deny that, or shed more
>> light on it.
>
> Based on mathematical functions they are. Deduce input from output
> you cannot. To crack, every input try you must.

Except that folks use dumb passwords, so if you have a list
of the most popular passwords, you can push them thru
the hash (even with the salt) and just compare the results
to what is in the shadow password file.


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Pat