phc-discussions - Re: [PHC] Password Hashing done wrong on CISCO IOS

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Message-ID: <1482.1363905935@critter.freebsd.dk>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:45:35 +0000
From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@....freebsd.dk>
To: discussions@...sword-hashing.net, Steve Thomas <steve@...tu.com>
Subject: Re: [PHC] Password Hashing done wrong on CISCO IOS

In message <1112768727.95265.1363902137097.open-xchange@...il.1and1.com>, Steve
 Thomas writes:

>This was more than likely already known years ago and kept secret.

Ciscos source-code is often and comprehensively leaked, both intentionally
to national security "partners" and via random employees to black-hat
"customers".

Nothing in it should be considered secret.

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