Password File Lab
Lab: Passwords.
Short Description:
This lab is intended to introduce you to some passwords on the *nix system.
Goals
When you finish this lab, you should have:
- Understand the difference between a plain text password, an encrypted password and a password hash.
- Learned how passwords are encoded and stored on a *nix system.
- Understand brute force password attacks.
- Understand some of the common rules for password construction.
The Lab
- The Password Files
- Complete the lab by answering questions and experimenting with the commands you learned.