Linux: How can i decrypt linux source code?
How can i decrypt linux source code?
by bmora96 - 2/22/08 4:32 AMHello all,
If Linux is open source any one can know where the password are stored
and if they are encrypted any one can decrypt it using source code. I am
only familiar with paragent.com . its an open source project and works
well for our company
regards,
Bmora
You'll have to give a link to said source code.
by R. Proffitt
- 2/22/08 5:41 AM
In reply to: How can i decrypt linux source code? by bmora96
Your post fails to show an example or where you found this.
Source code and encryption
by welrdelr - 2/22/08 10:07 AM In reply to: How can i decrypt linux source code? by bmora96You don't use source code to decrypt anything. Why?
Source code is the langauge(s) used to write a program that is then compiled by the binutils and make programs.
You're looking for Shell commands.
Do you know what init is? usermode?
Since you are asking this, I am going to state what you are really doing: You're looking to crack into someone's box, take their information, and use it as a remote server. No company that uses any type of Open Source will come to a general purpose hardware forum and ask about methods of privacy invasion.
Don't worry
by 3rdalbum - 3/2/08 6:07 PM In reply to: How can i decrypt linux source code? by bmora96You don't need source code to know where the passwords are. All user passwords are stored in /etc/shadow. If you have root access to a Linux computer (or a Linux Live CD) you can look at that file. Did you see all the passwords? No, you didn't!
They are hashed. Hashing is a form of encryption that can only be done one-way; you can't decrypt a hash. When a user sets their password, it is hashed and put in that file. When the user logs in with their password, Linux takes the password that they just typed in, hashes it, and compares it with the hashed password in /etc/shadow.
In short, don't worry about the security of your passwords. They cannot be decrypted, not even with the Linux source code.
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