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Re: Cisco Secret 5 algorithm?


From: "MeNSaKeZ" <mensakez.alertas () gmail com>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 11:27:53 +0100

I think this is MD5 im use CAIN for decripte it
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeroen" <jeroen () isvet nl>
To: <pen-test () securityfocus com>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 10:49 PM
Subject: Cisco Secret 5 algorithm?


Unknown User wrote:

I have recovered some cisco passwords that are encrypted using the
secret 5 format. They look like this

$1$Wgqc$sbb8R/2rtOhc7t86J5axj.

The question is can i simply plug this into a standard unix type
shadow file format and use john to crack. I've tried this but I'm not
convinced that John is actually working. Its also incrediblly slow.
Any other tools available to crack these types of passwords.


I know tomas and Cain. But actually I'm looking for the algorithm used. As
far as I know right now it's a BASE64 of a MD5 with a salt in it. And the
last part is unknown to me... Can anyone help me out with some
hints/links/source? Cause this might me an interesting project for hardware
integration (= FAST!).


Greets,

Jeroen



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