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Posted by JSteele1234   USA  (27 posts)  Bio
Date Sat 03 Sep 2005 11:44 PM (UTC)
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I decided to get back into this MOO that I haven't played for some time now. My password is still stored in the world file, and I can still log in, but I would like to know what the password is. I've tried my old passwords, and none of them work, but I don't exactly know why I would've come up with a completely new password for this game. I know the passwords are encrypted in the world file, but I don't know how to decrypt them. How might I be able to do this?

~ JSteele1234 ~
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Posted by Greven   Canada  (835 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #1 on Sun 04 Sep 2005 12:20 AM (UTC)
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You would probably be better off getting the immortals of the mud to change the characters password, and then update your world file to that new one.

Nobody ever expects the spanish inquisition!

darkwarriors.net:4848
http://darkwarriors.net
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Posted by JSteele1234   USA  (27 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #2 on Sun 04 Sep 2005 01:10 AM (UTC)
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Heh, yeah... if you knew these people you wouldn't want to ask anything that wasn't absolutely necessary. They're actually not the most friendly of people. Thankfully they don't interfere much with the gameplay itself.

~ JSteele1234 ~
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Posted by David Haley   USA  (3,881 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #3 on Sun 04 Sep 2005 05:12 AM (UTC)
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Only Nick knows for sure which algorithm is used to encrypt the passwords. It has to be a retrievable format since it gets sent to the MUD. I looked at the file format and my guess is that he uses something relatively simple, because the encrypted password isn't very long; besides, it's probably meant to prevent only casual observers from finding the password.

David Haley aka Ksilyan
Head Programmer,
Legends of the Darkstone

http://david.the-haleys.org
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Posted by Norbert   USA  (61 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #4 on Sun 04 Sep 2005 10:25 AM (UTC)
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See this posting http://www.gammon.com.au/forum/bbshowpost.php?bbsubject_id=3408

Norbert

-Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked... in the head... with an iron boot?
Of course you don't, no one does. It never happens
It's a dumb question... skip it.
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Posted by Scypio   Poland  (50 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #5 on Sun 04 Sep 2005 12:46 PM (UTC)
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Turn logging on, the password's in the log.
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