From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id d7dd6c4a for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 14:05:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 09E7F9489F; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:05:45 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09F7E93D28; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:05:29 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=kilonet.net header.i=@kilonet.net header.b="PTifT0Ow"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id D24FB93D28; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:05:26 +1000 (AEST) Received: from p3plsmtpa09-03.prod.phx3.secureserver.net (p3plsmtpa09-03.prod.phx3.secureserver.net [173.201.193.232]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 69BC993D09 for ; Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:05:25 +1000 (AEST) Received: from medusa.kilonet.net ([72.69.223.115]) by :SMTPAUTH: with ESMTPA id IZ4GiOJF5i3FuIZ4GiajBo; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 07:05:24 -0700 Received: from [10.10.25.202] (dellray.kilonet.net [10.10.25.202]) by medusa.kilonet.net (8.14.8/8.15.1) with ESMTP id x9AE5NHF006104 for ; Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:05:24 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kilonet.net; s=default; t=1570716324; bh=hP32vNzIBAE0u7DiYPIzE0zuMJuWVu78q2KhOp19hDk=; h=Subject:To:References:From:Date:In-Reply-To; b=PTifT0OwIHsnE+dQgbw80frgbtPg89vNYiHjJ1nrbXqyx7URLQp8H21mTQSq13Sbs vuoiW4pRUuaQ/t0rHtApMI7CxB4iTi9e+PsBzSamfBhOeTE1Hh1KALsbOP6EWop6TR 0QbuAZfXLOhCnW9oPSgs46diwkuHJSVsjmmr05iQ= To: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org References: <1570559927.29337.for-standards-violators@oclsc.org> <2e6e1005-3bbf-5dcc-3fcc-099864c752dc@kilonet.net> <8088e5bd-3530-d3e1-8066-db6ea9389dea@kilonet.net> From: Arthur Krewat Message-ID: Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:05:26 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.9.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------000085D1CC4185C6380E3DCC" Content-Language: en-US X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfKYC+JOHybomTGdSxUdMwFP/w1jrDfrKjMxQ5xzRqHHglEixS0BGaBja7m5LcIFeXSPK4T3jKjpBgubpSTmgMsxFS0NVptydcd06ijFIxkApjuRjVyLL LyBxk70cjTcNJikZE0ZfdYOgWlGiOGuc9BThl8mVUSnisjuNQcs/ezP4OQO7DtqD2LrUdfuG3cdAKw== Subject: Re: [TUHS] Recovered /etc/passwd files X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------000085D1CC4185C6380E3DCC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit It's here, too: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/forum-cracks-the-vintage-passwords-of-ken-thompson-and-other-unix-pioneers/ On 10/10/2019 9:57 AM, Henry Bent wrote: > I have no opinion on the password hacking (especially since Ken seemed > fine with it), but this is to me distasteful.  The media was alerted, > and that media was of all things The Register?  It's not exactly a > site known for its thoughtful or balanced journalism. > > -Henry > > > On Thu, 10 Oct 2019 at 04:22, Dan Cross > wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 9, 2019, 1:50 AM Nigel Williams > > wrote: > > ken is done: > > ZghOT0eRm4U9s:p/q2-q4! > > took 4+ days on an AMD Radeon Vega64 running hashcat at about > 930MH/s > during that time (those familiar know the hash-rate fluctuates and > slows down towards the end). > > > This feat made it The Register: > https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/09/ken_thompsons_old_unix_password_cracked/ > >         - Dan C. > --------------000085D1CC4185C6380E3DCC Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit It's here, too:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/forum-cracks-the-vintage-passwords-of-ken-thompson-and-other-unix-pioneers/


On 10/10/2019 9:57 AM, Henry Bent wrote:
I have no opinion on the password hacking (especially since Ken seemed fine with it), but this is to me distasteful.  The media was alerted, and that media was of all things The Register?  It's not exactly a site known for its thoughtful or balanced journalism.

-Henry


On Thu, 10 Oct 2019 at 04:22, Dan Cross <crossd@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Oct 9, 2019, 1:50 AM Nigel Williams <nw@retrocomputingtasmania.com> wrote:
ken is done:

ZghOT0eRm4U9s:p/q2-q4!

took 4+ days on an AMD Radeon Vega64 running hashcat at about 930MH/s
during that time (those familiar know the hash-rate fluctuates and
slows down towards the end).


        - Dan C.


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