Tuesday, November 4, 2008

What is password shadowing?

Question: What is password shadowing?
Answer: Password shadowing is a security system where the encrypted password field of /etc/passwd is replaced with a special token and the encrypted password is stored in a separate file (or files) which is not readable by normal system users
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