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Re: Cracking simple password encryption
From: Alexander Klimov <alserkli () inbox ru>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:02:48 +0200 (IST)
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005, David Hogue wrote:
I am trying to figure out the password encryption scheme used by some software and haven't had much luck yet. password crypted a aQ== b cg== c ew== aa aWo= ab aXE= cc e3g= aaa aWpq aab aWpx abb aXFx bbb cnFx
First of all you can RE your software. Alternatively, since this `encryption' preserves prefix you can easily find password for any given `crypted' by sequentially finding each next character starting from the first. Hint: base64 decoding a i b r c { aa ij ab iq cc {x aaa ijj aab ijq abb iqq bbb rqq -- Regards, ASK --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The Norwich University program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Tailor your education to your own professional goals with degree customizations including Emergency Management, Business Continuity Planning, Computer Emergency Response Teams, and Digital Investigations. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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