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From: YAMANASHI Takeshi <uncover@beat.cc.titech.ac.jp>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] change password from a terminal?
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 10 Jun 2003 06:30:42 +0200."
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Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:03:13 +0900
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> however, from the terminal it must be a 'local' window to
> avoid the password change flying around _in the clear_.

Both old and new password look like encrypted with the key Kn:
	UserProc->AS	Kn{AuthPass, "old password", "new password"}
	(authsrv(6))

and UserProc doesn't necessarily run on the AS only, I think.

By the way, your "rounin" means boss-less Samurai? :)
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