[Novalug] Password Patterns

DonJr djr1952@hotpop.com
Wed Mar 5 21:26:47 EST 2008


On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 20:52 -0500, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 06:23:58PM -0500, Kevin Cole wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Ed James <edjames@greenbelt.com> wrote:
> > > Heh - just logged into a site I visit a lot, created an ID, set
> > >  the password to "asdf<ctrl-g>", which was accepted.  Quit, relogged,
<SNIP>
> We used to use "dot" ^H "space" ^H   (^H == "backspace")
> 
> The leading dot hid it from ls without the -a option.
> Then for those who used the -a option, the <BS><SP><BS>
> moved the cursor back over the dot, blanked it out and
> moved the cursor back to the starting point.

And in that hidden directory you would put your copy of sh/bash/csh{pick
your shell of choice) with the SUID flag set and the 'network admin'
supposily had problems figuring out how you keep getting 'root' level
access.

-- 
  DonJr




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