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GPEN · Question #487
You have obtained the hash below from the /etc/shadow file. What are you able to discern simply by looking at this hash?
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You have obtained the hash below from the /etc/shadow file. What are you able to discern simply by looking at this hash?
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- AA4XD$B4COCqWaEpFjLLDe. is a SHAI hash that was created using the salt $1
- BA4XD$B4COCqWaEpFjLLDe. is an MD5 hash that was created using the salt $1
- CA4XDsB4COGqWaEpFjLLDe. is an MD5 hash that was created using the salt uWeOhL6k
- DA4XDsB4COCqWaEpFjLLDe. is a SHAI hash that was created using the salt uweohL6k
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#/etc/shadow#MD5 crypt#password hash identification#Linux authentication