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BoS: Magic password of some linux-box(Hardware..) (fwd)
From: sameer () c2 net (sameer)
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 12:48:45 -0800
----- Forwarded message from Eugene Bradley ----- [. . .] Complex plan elided ----- End of forwarded message from Eugene Bradley ----- That's not nearly necessary. All they need to do is embed a secret key. The same secret key would work fine, I think, it isn't all that high security. Then if someone wants to break the bios pw they enter something like 'BreakPW' - then the BIOS spits out a random string. User calls the 800 number, tells the 800 number the challenge string. the 800 number then encrypts the challenge string with the secret key and then theuser enters it. simple and effective. Not exportable though. =) -- Sameer Parekh Voice: 510-986-8770 President FAX: 510-986-8777 C2Net http://www.c2.net/ sameer () c2 net
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