Re: Cracking simple password encryption

[jim () openanswers co uk]

> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to figure out the password encryption scheme used by some
> software and haven't had much luck yet.  I was wondering if anyone on
> here might be able to give me some pointers.
>
> A little while ago I remember some discussion on this list (I think it
> was this list anyway) about decrypting passwords that were XOR
> encrypted.  I can't seem to find that discussion though.
>
> I have a few example passwords and I can see a pattern emerging:
>
> password        crypted
> a               aQ=b               cg=c               ew=aa
> aWoab              aXEcc              e3gaaa             aWpq
> aab             aWpx
> abb             aXFx
> bbb             cnFx
>
> Thanks,
> David

Hi,
What is the software in question? Is it open source? Do you know if the
password in reversible. There are loads of code breaking resources on the
web (google is you friend). I've cracked a few simple codes before, my
notes might make useful reading if this is a simple code.

http://www.watersheep.org/~jim/codecracking/

Regards,
Jim Halfpenny


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