Author Archives: nekret

DVD Jon’s DoubleTwist

Posted on February 25, 2008 by nekret

Jon Johansen (known for his work in defeating CSS in DVDs) has recently released an application known as DoubleTwist. DoubleTwist is designed to defeat Apple’s FairPlay DRM by playing the track’s in fast forward and capturing the analog signal as … Continue reading →

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Windows 3.1-XP Password Hashing Review

Posted on February 10, 2008 by nekret

Windows systems like many other operating systems hash passwords instead of keeping them clear text in the event an attacker ever gets a hold of authentication data. Microsoft first developed the Lanman (LM) password hashing scheme in Windows for Workgroups … Continue reading →

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Obtaining HFS Master Keys

Posted on January 13, 2008 by nekret

Despite the huge cost of “missing” master keys, HFS (Housing and Food Services) continues to use easily produced staff ID cards to prove the identity of their employees. This vulnerability in the key checkout procedure could allow anyone with access to a card printer or even a lamination machine to obtain not just one master key for an individual residence hall but all master keys for every hall. Continue reading →

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