@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ***************************************************************************** $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ############################################################################# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Explaining Shadowed Passwd Files. By, ÅçìÐMêì§TéR %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ############################################################################# $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ***************************************************************************** @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Since there are so many newbies out there that dont know what the fuck the difference between a shadowed passwd file is, and a regular passwd file, I have decided to write this small but yet informative file. By the way for anyone who cares this is dedicated to Samantha, you'll better move up here, or else im gonna kick your damn ass!!! So you have your basic unix box. As we all know there is a password file in /etc/passwd, the passwd file contains all the usernames and DES encrypted passwords, if however you seeall the logins but instead of the encrypted password you see a x,* or in some cases a ! It means the passwd file is shadowed :-( A shadowed passwd file is no good. There are rumours it can be cracked, this is partially true, there is a script that supposidly unshadow's shadowed passwd files, however you need to be in a shell on the computer you are attacking. However, thats not the lame part, the lame part is that people think they can download a shadowed /etc/passwd file, put it on their computer and use a cracker such as cracker jack, or John the ripper to crack it, what is this insanity is everyone around me computer illetirate, hopefully not after you finish reading this text phile. Well for all you people who thought that, i have some disturbing news to tell you it simply isnt possible s give it up. Think about it! When you have passwd shadowing, the computer stores the file which is shadowed in the /etc/passwd file, and the one that ahs the encrypted passwords in /etc/shadow or depending on the system it could be somewhere else, take BSD for example it's password file that has the encrypted password is called /etc/master.passwd. So that is why you simply cannot crack all those passwd files you find at the .com,.net,.edu, or .org domains, you especially won't have a chance in hell if you're on a winblows 95/98 box, so go buy linux either contact me at ameister@vol.com if you want to order a copy or go buy it somewhere else, well for now keep HaXoRiNg. And FREE KEVIN for the few of you who have respect and dignity left for him. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ***************************************************************************** $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ############################################################################# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%