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In the 1990's, we came to our senses
The actual passwords were moved to /etc/shadow
Instead of:
root:zrhjpnulv.l6w:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
We now have:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
Moveover, the 56-bit DES algorithm has been replaced with better scrambling algorithms
However, even with these precautions, user passwords are often embarassingly easy to guess
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