It's one way encryption. So you can loop on all the permutation for AAAAAA to ZZZZZZ and apply the encryption code and compare the output to the dictionary content. If it matches, then you got the password.
I thought about doing this five years ago, but decided against it. I thought I will be under the hackers, virus developers groups. Regards, Waleed -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:04 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L How, Oracle does not publish the password encryption algorithm, and I don't believe anyone has cracked it. Jared Paulo Gomes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/17/2002 04:38 AM Please respond to ORACLE-L To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: password nope u can get the encripted password from the oracle dictionáry -----Original Message----- Sent: terça-feira, 17 de Dezembro de 2002 11:34 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Check the post-it note on their monitor? :) -----Original Message----- Sent: 17 December 2002 10:55 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L he can't but he can change it to a new one and then put the old back on -----Original Message----- Sent: terça-feira, 17 de Dezembro de 2002 4:09 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L how can a dba see the password of a user. The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: faisal ahmad 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Khedr, Waleed 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).