Questions tagged [passwords]
String of characters that allows access to a computer, interface, system or application.
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Google services ask for the keychain password on system startup [duplicate]
Since I installed gvfs-goa and gvfs-google, every time I turn on my computer I am asked for the password to unlock the keychain.
How can I avoid being asked for my password each time I access the ...
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Using Editorial Manager webpage & a password manager (and similar pages with logins that have multipled accounts)
Editorial Manager (EM) is common software that academic journals use to manage submission, review and judgements on manuscripts.
You don't have one EM login, however. You have (at least) one login per ...
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Remove Toshiba Laptop HDD/SSD password
I own a Toshiba (Dynabook) Portege X30-D-19E Laptop with a built-in SSD which I secured with an HDD/SSD password in the BIOS that I want to remove now.
So there is no BIOS password set, but it says ...
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I can't login to my kali linux, Login incorrect
I have a kali OS I've been using as my main system since 2019, I use it for my programming purposes and other stuffs. Basically, I tried to istall Xiphos and I was getting unmet dependencies error ...
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parrot sec version 5.3 .ova file for virtualbox default password is NOT toor. what is it?
I properly imported the Parrot Security version .ova file into virtualbox, but when I sudo for an update, and it asks me for the password, default password root does not work. WHY? Has it changed? ...
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Spanish character password not working with ecryptfs
See answer below this post for the solution.
I'm using Linux Mint 21.1. I'm trying to decrypt a home directory that was encrypted on a previous install of Linux 20.1.
I'm using ecryptfs-recover-...
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Ubuntu password no longer works after login
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 on a laptop and something weird happened to my password. I can only use it to login when I select a user (the booting GUI) and after that, things like sudo or ...
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SSH does not allow password authentication
I have SSH access to my server using a certificate.
I have configured a user on the same server that would connect using a password, but using Putty, the server only seems to offer certificate login ...
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Save password or type every time: which way is safer? [closed]
Now most browsers support remembering passwords for sites. But I always have prefered to typing them every time, since I thought it was safer, until today when I start to contemplate if it's really ...
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How to set lockscreen password timeout on KDE longer than 5 mins?
Settings > Workspace Behavior > Screen Locking
It's not possible to set "Allow unlocking without password for" to more than 5 minutes here. Is it possible to increase this value ...
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Known HDD user password not working on new Bios
I have an ASUS-K75VM that's not working again. I have tried to use its HDD on different laptops, but in vain so far because the correct password is not working/accepted. My 500 G data at risk.
The HDD ...
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Can someone help me unlock my MacBook?
can someone tell me how I brute force my MacBook air with mac os x snow leopard?
I have tried everything I can possibly think of!
I have an PC, can i use it?
Thanks!
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How to clear a known password in AMI BIOS?
I have just got a tiny no-brand MicroPC and foolishly set an Administrator password in its AMI BIOS. I DO KNOW the password, but still want to get rid of it.
Typically, when one wants to clear a BIOS ...
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How to setup windows 10 to lock screen only when NOT connected to home network?
Is there a way to setup lock screen with password, BUT only when I'm not connected to my home network?
The intended use-case would be that my laptop would always be unblocked when I'm at home, but ...
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Can't use password in Kali Linux after changing username
I decided to change the username of my kali linux to a new one so I did the following commands :
changed both old_username (kali) to new_username (xyz) :
sudo nano /etc/passwd
but when I did this one,...
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Why can't I fill in a password for a WatchGuard SSL VPN in Devolutions' Remote Desktop Manager?
I'm not sure if questions about Remote Desktop Manager from Devolutions can be asked here.
I'm setting my first steps in this tool, and I have managed getting to work with different RDP sessions, some ...
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My Remote Desktop Connection knows the administrator password on my old computer that I forgot
My old computer is running XP Professional. I am running Windows 10 and I can access my old computer with my Remote Desktop Connection. I am the Administrator on the XP so I need the current password ...
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Using John in kali linux to crack a pdf file that is edit restricted with password
I need help with using John…I made a pdf file a while ago and I password protected it from editing. I mean I was able to get inside by using microsoft print to pdf, which is a bit problematic. Adobe ...
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Is there a way to automate 'control userpasswords2'
The command 'control userpasswords2' displays a GUI that allows you to set it to where users are not required to enter a username and password to login. If you uncheck it and hit apply, it prompts ...
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How do I view stored passwords in the Credential Manager?
In Windows 10, how do I view stored passwords in the Credential Manager?
All the search results on the internet say to press a "Show" button which, clearly, doesn't exist.
I did find Is ...
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Ghostview with special character passwords
I have a PDF that I'd like to archive password-less. I don't have the master password, but I do have the viewing password. In the past, I've used ghostview to do this. In this case, though, the ...
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Full disk encryption: remotely enter password (Veracrypt or other solutions)
my computer's OS drive is fully encrypted with Veracrypt's system encryption: https://veracrypt.eu/en/System%20Encryption.html
Is there a way to remotely enter the password in the pre-boot ...
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Lost Passwords for eToken Java 72K
I have a USB token called eToken Java 72k, but there is a problem: I don't remember the user and administrator passwords.
Who knows if there is a way to format this device completely so that all ...
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Best way to crack/remove an ATA password from a HDD without losing data? [duplicate]
I'm looking for advice on the best way to remove (if it's even possible) or to crack an ATA password (bruteforce, dictionary attack etc) since I've got an old HDD from many years back that's protected ...
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Recovering a zip decryption password I have used it once and then forgot it [duplicate]
So I have received a ZIP file that is password encrypted.
I have used BreeZip to unzip and view the files initially, which required a password, which I have lost. As I was using the free version of ...
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Some devices can't connect using new WiFi password
I am using a Fritz!Box 6490 and provide a guest WiFi to selected people. The security settings are WPA2+WPA3 and I use a 14-letter password.
After a couple of weeks I changed the password to a 16-...
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Hp spectre convertible x360 model15-ap012dx
I got this laptop and it has no OS installed and when I try to enter bios set up to run my windows usb it asks for administrator password which I do not have. Is there a way to remove/ bypass the ...
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Is it possible to convert a .drmz file to .pdf knowing the password?
I have n .drmz files which I display with Javelin PDF Reader.
Obviously to read the content I need a password, which I have, the same for each file.
Is it possible to convert them to .pdf, so I can ...
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Kali Linux Hashing Algorithm
I'm a junior penetration tester student, learning many new things in cyber security and putting as much of it in practice as I can. I was practicing some hash identifying and cracking, and as I was ...
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How to make Firefox stop prompting for the Primary Password
Every time I open Firefox, it pops up a prompt to enter my Primary Password:
There's no need to sign in until I actually want it to autofill a password, so is there a way to stop this appearing on ...
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How do I unlock a remotely locked laptop if forgotten password
I remotely locked my Windows 11 laptop using my Microsoft Account to see how MS stood up against Apple, forgetting that I had changed both the Administrator’s password & PIN which I can’t recall. ...
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Google Chrome's passwords.txt is full of words that I don't want on my computer - can I delete it? Will it just return again?
I keep a lot of information for myself, (e.g. to-do lists, helpful links, instructions) in .txt files and search my system for keywords to find them.
Recently I started getting passwords.txt in my ...
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Not being able to disable windows 11 auto login
So, my windows 11 keeps auto signing in the last used account despite trying every possible solution to disable i was able to find. I have 2 admin accounts, one for work that is password protected, ...
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How to recover passwords from Google Chrome login data file
I have removed a standard user password on a windows machine with administrator user from console management; after removing the password of standard user when i open google chrome i don't see the ...
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Edge passwords and saving to a homeshare for citrix
I want to save Edge passwords to a new computer.
I have read a ton of articles and everyone says C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\ or specifically the login data ...
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How can I check Windows 10 version without password? [duplicate]
I got a laptop with Windows 10 for SSD and RAM upgrade.
The Windows 10 is original, but the account locked with password.
I want to know the version the Windows 10 (home, pro) for automatical ...
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How to use SSH passwords with spaces?
We recently started using long passwords for all our logins, it took everyone a bit to get used to but I have noticed that ssh doesn't work when the password has a has space in it.
Is there a way to ...
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Why does Chrome not save username and password for some sites
There are certain internal sites where Chrome will not offer to save the credentials. I have entered them into the Autofill section, but it will still not use them.
This example is for my Unify ...
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Does firefox automatically delete previous password?
For some time after generating a new password and allowing firefox to remember it, firefox still remembered the previous saved password of my e-mail service, which shows up every time when I logged ...
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Why is the chronos password different from the root password?
My device is a Samsung Chromebook 4.
Most of the answers I find are confusing chronos and root. using the terminal Ctrl+Alt+F2 (right facing arrow) you will be prompted to set a password for chronos (...
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aws-vault: prompt for pass password if necessary
I'm using pass as a backend to aws-vault on a remote machine and it seems like I need to manually add the "password" for the profile into gpg-agent before aws-vault can make use of it. ...
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How do I print a newline after there user enters a password with zshbuiltin read command
I want to read a user's password securely within the execution of a curl command. A made a basic proof of concept which mostly works, but the output of the echo command is coming on the same line as ...
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Force Microsoft Edge's password manager to use PIN when revealing password
tl;dr Is there a way to force Microsoft Edge to always use PIN for user authentication when revealing passwords stored in password manager?
When you want to see a password stored in Microsoft Edge's ...
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Need crack some files with rar3 hash, can be possible? [closed]
I am interested in cracking two rar files but it has a long password more than 9 characters and less of 20.
So my question is how much time will take me?
And the password can be any characters so ...
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Using expect in bash to execute a command passing a password from a file
Can someone help me on my below request please. I'm trying to send password from a file to execute a script on remote machine, however it is giving error as
Password: can't read "sys_pw": no ...
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After MacOS Ventura 13.1 update, the only admin account became "standard" user. How to (re)authorize the admin account?
My Mac Mini updated to Ventura 13.2. Afterwards, the Admin account lost its admin privileges. The system had (and still has) FileVault enabled. It has two user accounts, one previously had ...
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Require password for elevated prompts even when you are an administrator in Windows
How do I require a password for administrator actions (when the elevation prompt appears) when I'm an administrator?
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Keep Ubuntu 18.04 running but locked with password
I am performing long-running Matlab code on Ubuntu 18.04. Can I prevent other users from interrupting by requiring a password, but keep the operation running, while analyses are being made on the ...
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How to REQUIRE password for authentication (Microsoft Live Account login)
How do I lock-down my Microsoft account such that a password is required to login?
https://login.microsoftonline.com/
I logged-into my Microsoft Live account for the first time in some years, and I ...
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Cracking a zip file without accessing its content
Can you strip the payload of an encrypted ZIP file in a way that the usual password cracking tools will still work with the ZIP file? The idea is that the stripped file, to which the password has been ...
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