Password cracking: a game of wits

  • Authors:
  • Donn Seeley

  • Affiliations:
  • Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City

  • Venue:
  • Communications of the ACM
  • Year:
  • 1989

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Abstract

The following report has been gleaned from "A Tour of the Worm," an in-depth account of the November Internet infection. The author found the worm's crypt algorithm a frustrating, yet engaging, puzzle.