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TadW · 07-25-2006, 09:39 AM

I was just thinking what should we do if we cannot crack the root password using conventional mentions like John The Ripper, at least not in a suitable time? Possibilities:

- start a distributed brute-force attack
- stick to 2.4 (I know, bad idea

)
- sniff the traffic to catch the 2.5 flash update. Save it to a file, hex it on a PC to change password, then manually put it back on the iRex and run the flash upgrade routines.

Any more ideas or possible solutions?

07-25-2006, 09:39 AM	#1
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	Thoughts on 2.5 and root password I was just thinking what should we do if we cannot crack the root password using conventional mentions like John The Ripper, at least not in a suitable time? Possibilities: - start a distributed brute-force attack - stick to 2.4 (I know, bad idea ) - sniff the traffic to catch the 2.5 flash update. Save it to a file, hex it on a PC to change password, then manually put it back on the iRex and run the flash upgrade routines. Any more ideas or possible solutions?