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Encrypt SVN for passwords
Could anyone give me advice on the best way to encrypt the SVN version control system on a Amazon Linux 2 instance? I am planning to encrypt or disable the SVN from asking if unencrypted passwords ...
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Why can't we protect the password file so that only the system can read it?
Can't we design an OS in such a way that it doesn't allow anyone (not even root) to read the passwords file? Then there will be no need for encrypting the passwords. Why can't we hard-code a computer ...
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What type of encryption/encoding is this? (Linux) [duplicate]
I've been struggling with encrypting this hash for a school homework.
(Backstory) I had to gain access from my Kali Linux machine to an "unknown" Linux machine and I've done it, but now I have to ...
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Security of the KWallet password encrypting application?
According to http://gaganpreet.in/blog/2013/07/24/kwallet-security-analysis/ , the KWallet password management system is quite weak, it uses key splitting, Blowfish 56, and no salt.
The key ...
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What key does Linux use when storing user passwords?
Linux typically stores user names and password hashes in /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow.
Now lets say I have an old CentOS distro and I want to attempt to recover a user's password (it's in a legal, ...
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