Penetration Testing: Re: Cisco Secret 5 algorithm?

["MeNSaKeZ" <mensakez.alertas () gmail com>]

I think this is MD5 im use CAIN for decripte it
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeroen" <jeroen () isvet nl>
To: <pen-test () securityfocus com>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 10:49 PM
Subject: Cisco Secret 5 algorithm?


> Unknown User wrote:
>
> > I have recovered some cisco passwords that are encrypted using the
> > secret 5 format. They look like this
> >
> > $1$Wgqc$sbb8R/2rtOhc7t86J5axj.
> >
> > The question is can i simply plug this into a standard unix type
> > shadow file format and use john to crack. I've tried this but I'm not
> > convinced that John is actually working. Its also incrediblly slow.
> > Any other tools available to crack these types of passwords.
>
> I know tomas and Cain. But actually I'm looking for the algorithm used. As
> far as I know right now it's a BASE64 of a MD5 with a salt in it. And the
> last part is unknown to me... Can anyone help me out with some
> hints/links/source? Cause this might me an interesting project for 
> hardware
> integration (= FAST!).
>
>
> Greets,
>
> Jeroen
>
>
>
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