RE: Password Cracking

[Dave Aronson <spamtrap.secfocus () dja mailme org>]

Kenton Smith wrote:

> If you are trying to crack a password because the user has forgotten
> theirs, you may be going for a while if the password is a good one.

Someone authorized to crack an individual user's password might also be 
authorized to reset it.  In that case, what it *was* doesn't matter....

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