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- From: shipley@merde.tcs (Pete Shipley)
- Subject: Re: The Worm's Common Password List
- In-Reply-To: wetmore@cs.ucdavis.edu's message of 2 Nov 92 23: 15:38 GMT
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- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 06:31:22 GMT
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- The "Internet's Worm"'s common password list was actually the password
- list from Bob Baldwins "fdes" package plus (+ three words).
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- [fyi: fdes was one of the first "fast des" programs released to the public,
- this was done to demonstrate the weaknesses in the unix password scheme
- now that "fast" systems are become common place].
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- -Pete
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