Message-Id: <10558.112036@fatcity.com> From: Vincent Ruger Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:56:22 +0200 Subject: RE: Reverse engineer passwords This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFED79.C8D69016 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi, You can store the encrypted password in a table, change your password as you like, test your application, if it fails then you know where to look because probably the password will be somewhere in the application or you can put the encrypted pasword back in de original table. good luck Vicnent Ruger (Oracle DBA) -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: root@fatcity.com [mailto:root@fatcity.com]Namens Eric Lansu Verzonden: vrijdag 14 juli 2000 12:15 Aan: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Onderwerp: Re: Reverse engineer passwords I hope it's not possible to do this reverse engeneering for it would mean a serious security-problem. Eric Lansu ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" Sent: Thursday, 13 July 2000 22:17 > Some passwords are lost, others are in clear text, others are operational > (somewhere in production), but not known due to turnover. Rather than > possibly break running systems by changing passwords, we (dba staff) would > like to reverse engineer the passwords in dba_users. > > Has anyone done this, and if so, will you send the key to me? Referrals to > documentation are appreciated. > > Thank you. > > Linda Hagedorn > > -- > Author: Linda Hagedorn > INET: Linda@pets.com > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Author: Eric Lansu INET: eric.lansu@quicknet.nl Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFED79.C8D69016 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Reverse engineer passwords

Hi,

You can store the encrypted password in a table, = change your password as you like, test your application, if it fails = then you know where to look because probably the password will be = somewhere in the application or you can put the encrypted pasword back = in de original table.

good luck

Vicnent Ruger
(Oracle DBA)

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: root@fatcity.com [mailto:root@fatcity.com]Namens = Eric Lansu
Verzonden: vrijdag 14 juli 2000 12:15
Aan: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Onderwerp: Re: Reverse engineer passwords


I hope it's not possible to do this reverse = engeneering for it would mean a
serious security-problem.

Eric Lansu

----- Original Message -----
To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" = <ORACLE-L@fatcity.com>
Sent: Thursday, 13 July 2000 22:17


> Some passwords are lost, others are in clear = text, others are operational
> (somewhere in production), but not known due to = turnover.  Rather than
> possibly break running systems by changing = passwords, we (dba staff) would
> like to reverse engineer the passwords in = dba_users.
>
> Has anyone done this, and if so, will you send = the key to me?  Referrals
to
> documentation are appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Linda Hagedorn
>
> --
> Author: Linda Hagedorn
>   INET: Linda@pets.com
>
> Fat City Network Services    -- = (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051
> San Diego, = California        -- Public Internet = access / Mailing Lists
> = --------------------------------------------------------------------
> To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send = an E-Mail message
> to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling = of 'ListGuru') and in
> the message BODY, include a line containing: = UNSUB ORACLE-L
> (or the name of mailing list you want to be = removed from).  You may
> also send the HELP command for other = information (like subscribing).

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