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2009-11-08 , 18:49
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#106
Originally Posted by ewan View Post
This is true, however, you seemed (and indeed, seem) to be giving the impression that traditional unix passwd files saved passwords, and that this only changed with the move to shadow passwords. That is not the case.
Point #1 is about privilege separation.

Point #2 is related to what you assert. Because there is no input data there is nothing to be encrypted and compared with /etc/shadow.

The alternative to this is right there in existence and simple as kissing: do not save your password(s).

Again, I am not saying this doesn't warrant a bug report, but I am saying the problem is pretty much system-wide and architectural design instead of a problem easy to pinpoint in applications. The proposed solution, and very description of problem, do not solve the issue. They are snake oil pur sang.
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