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Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database.

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.mageia, alt.os.linux
Subject Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database.
Date 2019-01-30 23:23 +0100
Message-ID <4ok9if-51p.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References <q2q5op$j03$1@dont-email.me> <87womm5xms.fsf@LkoBDZeT.terraraq.uk> <q2rvcd$nep$1@gonzo.alcatraz> <87r2cu5rte.fsf@LkoBDZeT.terraraq.uk> <q2sp28$ntf$1@dont-email.me>

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On 30/01/2019 19.06, William Unruh wrote:
> On 2019-01-30, Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> writes:
>>> Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>> William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> writes:
>>>>> Here is a bash script to impliment this. 
>>>>>
>>>>> #!/bin/bash -x
>>>>> T=/tmp/t1
>>>>> read -s -p Password: passwd
>>>>> echo
>>>>> hash=`echo -n "$passwd"|sha1sum|tr 'a-f' 'A-F'|sed 's/^...../& /g'`
>>>>
>>>> This not a secure approach. The candidate password will briefly appear
>>>> in ps output.
> 
> I did think of that but also know that the amount of time it does so is
> very small, but could not think of a way of doing so with my knowledge. 

I don't think it is an issue, as it runs in your own computer and would
only be visible to people with the right access in that computer.

Just don't run it on an internet café machine.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Accessing Hunt's pwned database. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2019-01-29 18:24 +0000
  Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2019-01-30 02:54 +0000
  Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-01-30 08:59 +0000
    Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2019-01-30 10:47 +0000
      Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-01-30 11:05 +0000
        Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2019-01-30 18:06 +0000
          Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-01-30 20:02 +0000
            Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2019-01-30 22:41 +0000
              Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-01-31 08:24 +0000
                Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2019-01-31 16:50 +0000
                Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-02-01 14:19 +0000
                Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. Jim Beard <jim.beard@verizon.net> - 2019-02-01 14:45 +0000
                Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-02-01 15:06 +0000
          Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-01-30 23:23 +0100
            Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2019-01-30 22:43 +0000
              Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-01-31 03:03 +0100
                Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2019-01-31 02:11 +0000
      Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2019-01-30 20:16 +0000
      Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2019-01-31 03:08 +0000
        Re: Accessing Hunt's pwned database. William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2019-01-31 04:18 +0000

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