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102-500 · Question #142
Why is /etc/shadow not world readable if the passwords are stored in an encrypted fashion?
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Question
Why is /etc/shadow not world readable if the passwords are stored in an encrypted fashion?
Options
- AThe encrypted passwords are still subject to brute force attacks.
- BThis is just for historical reasons.
- CThere is other information in the file that needs to be kept secret.
- DThe passwords can be decrypted by anyone with root access.
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Topics
#password security#brute force attacks#file permissions#shadow file