Jared, This seems to be a 'brute force' dictionary based attack, as I believe the Oracle password is a one-way trapdoor (just as UNIX). I don't think this will be able to crack a strong password created from say a combination of the first characters of an arbitrary sentence.
John Kanagaraj Oracle Applications DBA DBSoft Inc (W): 408-970-7002 So WHO is the Reason for the Season?! Write me for details! ** The opinions and statements above are entirely my own and not those of my employer or clients ** > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:09 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: password > > > Hmm... > > Well maybe you *can* crack oracle passwords. > > I've just ordered the full version of this product. ( $4, I don't > think I need to bother the purchasing department ). > > I'll let you know how it works. > > Jared > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: John Kanagaraj INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
