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Crack a Password, Save Norwegian History

Posted by chrisd on from the did-they-try-god-or-sex-yet dept.

Christian writes "With the death of the only person who knew the password to an archive held at a museum in Norway, suddenly the data became inaccessible. The result? A nationwide radio appeal asking for "hackers" to volunteer to help solve the problem! The Norway Post has the story." I wonder if they looked under his keyboard yet..

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  1. I wonder.... by Edward+Teach · · Score: 1, Redundant

    what is Norweigan for "password".

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  2. Hackers or script kiddies? by _bobs.pizza_ · · Score: 1, Redundant

    is the call for hackers to find a way to circumvent the login system to retrieve the data, or do they want the password 'recovered' by using a dictionary attack, or another brute-force method?

    Though, at this point, they probably aren't too particular.

  3. I've got the password! by Teknogeek · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The name of his dog!

    What? He didn't have a dog?

    Oh, well.

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  4. Information by z-man · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hey, how about some info on the database, what algorithm does use for cryptography?

    Doesn't really matter though, the whole idea seems quite silly to me, and the task will probably end up on my universities doorstep anyway (University of Bergen).