Re: password hash, funny myth in the industry!

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Hi 3APAPA,

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:30:56 -0400 Bipin Gautam
<gautam.bipin () gmail com> wrote:
> hi list,
> i was reading the article, http://www.f-
> secure.com/weblog/archives/00001293.html
> but just an example.

blah blah blah, this is full-disclosure not some dear diary/myspace
bullshit,

> why do many people out there think password hash "can't be" as
> good as
> the password itself and needs to be computed/cracked first before
> it
> can be used?

dunno why don't you tell me?

> Consider the fact, many websites/forums don't use password
> hash+salt,
> just password hash( generally SHA1, MD5) that gets computer client
> side and POSTED to the web-forum for user authentication.

done

> If someone can sniff this, given that, user name is available
> using
> simple GUI tools as 'Tamper Data' ( firefox plug in ) even a low
> tech
> malicious user can log on with someones credentials without having
> to
> crack the password hash, instead just using the password hash
> itself
> manipulating the POST request.
>
> makes sense? :)

no please clarify!!!

> thanks,
> -bipin
>
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