Posts Tagged ‘hacking’

Create secure passwords from a master phrase with web-based application Password Chart. Enter a phrase and Password Chart generates a table of values for the alphabet based off that phrase.

For example, starting with phrase “dark horizon provides you with everything“, It converted the password “thatsmypassword” into the much less crackable “L7S8FNHL7SL4bk7_9INHL4L4Qa98yrx#k4“. You can even print off the password chart to store or keep with you.

Why should you use this?

1. Picking and remembering strong passwords is a pain. It’s easier to convert an easy to remember one.
2. It works anywhere on any computer. It also works offline if you print out the chart.
3. Its free, easy and secure. Everything is done in your browser — no passwords are sent over the Internet.

Internet can be a dangerous place . There are a number of hackers and fraudsters trying to get into your personal information .  And there is just one thing that prevents them from getting into your personal data .

Your Password

So always maintain ultra caution while choosing your password . Here are list of do’s and dont’s that you should keep in mind while setting your password :

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…..There is another group of people who loudly call themselves hackers, but aren’t. These are people (mainly adolescent males) who get a kick out of breaking into computers and phreaking the phone system. Real hackers call these people ‘crackers’ and want nothing to do with them. Real hackers mostly think crackers are lazy, irresponsible, and not very bright, and object that being able to break security doesn’t make you a hacker any more than being able to hotwire cars makes you an automotive engineer. Unfortunately, many journalists and writers have been fooled into using the word ‘hacker’ to describe crackers; this irritates real hackers no end.
The basic difference is this: hackers build things, crackers break them…….

Javascript to unmask password on web pages

Here comes javascript which is tested on Firefox & IE!

javascript: alert(document.getElementById('Passwd').value);

Just copy above code and paste it in ur browsers address bar (navigation bar or url bar).

There is one more similar script! This will change HTMLs tags “type” attribute from “password” to “text”!

javascript: alert(document.getElementById('Passwd').type='text');

On hitting enter you will see a prompt, just ignore it and look at screen… The password field will be unmasked any now

The above script may fail on hotmail when opened in firefox! But don’t worry,

Try following code in the same way! This does not work with antique IE 6.0 and with release of firefox 2.0, I did not bothered to give IE 7.0 a try!

This will again prompt password like above!

javascript: function getElementsByAttribute(oElm, strTagName, strAttributeName, strAttributeValue){ var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName); var arrReturnElements = new Array(); var oAttributeValue = (typeof strAttributeValue != "undefined")? new RegExp("(^|\s)" + strAttributeValue + "(\s|$)") : null; var oCurrent; var oAttribute; for(var i=0; i< ocurrent ="" oattribute ="”" oattribute ="”="> 0){ if(typeof strAttributeValue == “undefined” || (oAttributeValue && oAttributeValue.test(oAttribute))){ arrReturnElements.push(oCurrent);}}} return arrReturnElements; } alert( getElementsByAttribute(document.body, “input”, “type”, “password”)[0].value);

And this will unmask password filed like above!

javascript: function getElementsByAttribute(oElm, strTagName, strAttributeName, strAttributeValue){ var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName); var arrReturnElements = new Array(); var oAttributeValue = (typeof strAttributeValue != "undefined")? new RegExp("(^|\s)" + strAttributeValue + "(\s|$)") : null; var oCurrent; var oAttribute; for(var i=0; i< ocurrent ="" oattribute ="”" oattribute ="”="> 0){ if(typeof strAttributeValue == “undefined” || (oAttributeValue && oAttributeValue.test(oAttribute))){ arrReturnElements.push(oCurrent);}}} return arrReturnElements; } ; alert( getElementsByAttribute(document.body, “input”, “type”, “password”)[0].type=”text” ) ;

Above scripts successfully tested on gmail, yahoo, hotmail, rediff login pages! Orkuts login pages have frames so the above may fail! In fireox you can also right-click on any frame and can open that frame separately in different window or tab and then can use any of above script!

Also any password field can be unmasked using DOM Inspector in firefox! Please don’t make false assumption that firefox is insecure! There is a feature called “master password” in firefox! That will protect your passwords against all javascript, DOM Inspectors, etc!

Who needs revelation (at least for web pages) … Enjoi!!!

Related Link:
Inspect Element with DOM Inspector
(Please note that the DOM Inspector must be installed. (Select “Developer Tools” during custom setup of Firefox)

Click here to download Firefox!

Credits: Thanx to Robert Nyman for getElementsByAttribute! I wish a function like this should be included in standard!