The random number generator on FULLTILT has some major patterns to it. Figure out why I keep playing and losing money for no reason with your super duper computer.
No kidding. I once "hacked" into a Linux machine that had an unknown root password by booting off a live CD, sudo bashing to become root, and then it's just mount, chroot and passwd to reset the root password. (I could have also manually edited/etc/shadow but this was easier.)
Linux is horribly insecure! I was able to reset the root password with just a live CD and complete access to the machine!
Now of course if the hard drive had been encrypted, this "attack" wouldn't have worked. (Although in this case at least, a different attack would have worked: reinstalling the OS. Resetting the root password was faster. The data on the machine wasn't important. We just needed a working Linux installation with a known root password.)
How is resetting a password hacking?
You had physical access that does not equal an insecure os.
Such a sad state of affairs. A true invasion of privacy.
So do they have permission to open up my server rack or hard drives i happen to be taking as carry on?
How about my Ipod? Some idiot that thinks security out weighs privacy should be dealt with.
The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither.
Thomas Jefferson : American statesman (3rd US President: 1801-09), wrote Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
How about a new tag, maybe... naive. Seriously, the way the government does stuff it would cost a billion just to implement what he's proposing. And we all know that child porn addicts never use encryption or, God Forbid, change the name of the files from "kiddy porn101" to "my cool bands music". Vague programs to money launder is the way politicians work.
Then perhaps they should of had the balls to tell the illegal request no in the first place.
COver your own ass but don't protect anyone else? yeah sounds fair... burn on your ski slopes
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The random number generator on FULLTILT has some major patterns to it. Figure out why I keep playing and losing money for no reason with your super duper computer.
No kidding. I once "hacked" into a Linux machine that had an unknown root password by booting off a live CD, sudo bashing to become root, and then it's just mount, chroot and passwd to reset the root password. (I could have also manually edited /etc/shadow but this was easier.)
Linux is horribly insecure! I was able to reset the root password with just a live CD and complete access to the machine!
Now of course if the hard drive had been encrypted, this "attack" wouldn't have worked. (Although in this case at least, a different attack would have worked: reinstalling the OS. Resetting the root password was faster. The data on the machine wasn't important. We just needed a working Linux installation with a known root password.)
How is resetting a password hacking? You had physical access that does not equal an insecure os.Such a sad state of affairs. A true invasion of privacy. So do they have permission to open up my server rack or hard drives i happen to be taking as carry on? How about my Ipod? Some idiot that thinks security out weighs privacy should be dealt with. The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither. Thomas Jefferson : American statesman (3rd US President: 1801-09), wrote Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
Wow Microsoft has office meeting rooms too? What a concept let's tell the world what i discovered. I want my braincells back i lost after reading this
no you lazy bum learn how to do laundry and plan for a trip
Then perhaps they should of had the balls to tell the illegal request no in the first place. COver your own ass but don't protect anyone else? yeah sounds fair ... burn on your ski slopes