Password on Nico Maas

xkcdpass - secure passwords for transport

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Passwords are problematic. Always. Especially during COVID-19 - were you have to securely transport data via insecure means. What I want to say: Sending confidential data via email. Actually, thats quite easy: (7)-zip everything with AES256 using a long enough key - transfer the key via additional, more secure lines of communication (e.g. phone) and you are ok for the most part.

However, spelling %-FoPN#~OeJQ0h9g3_JWrvnq9h^ip))srzg{\vnj via phone is “a bit cumbersome”. Thats the moment you recall Randall Munroe’s xkcd #936 Password strength:

[1841] Reset Password / Config, ROMMON Upgrade and Software Upgrade on Cisco 1841

Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:35:45 +0000

1.) Reset Password / Config

Connect to the router via Serial Cable
Power on the router, but send a break during the first 60 seconds of boot time to get to the rommon CLI
enter confreg 0x2142 followed by a reset
Router is booting up, as soon as it does enter the system configuration dialog, answer the question with no
enable
conf t
config-register 0x2102
exit
wr mem (because I just want to overwrite the old config :)!)

2.) ROMMON Upgrade

[Brother] Brother MFC-9465CDN Webinterface Password

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:14:33 +0000

User: admin
Password: access
User: user
Password: access

Snom 360 Update and Password Reset

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:24:39 +0000

WARNING, this is ONLY for Users on an Snom 360 with Firmware Revision 6.X.
If you got an different Revision the steps could be different.
Check out the Snom Wiki in that case ( http://wiki.snom.com/Firmware ).
Basically we just do reflash the Firmware with the same Revision again to erase data and passwords and unlock the Phone.
Than we do an automatic update to the latest release.

Download the latest Snom 360 Firmware from the Snom Website for your Revision ( http://wiki.snom.com/Firmware/V6/Latest_Release )
Download tftpd32 or an similar tftp Server
Rename the Firmware to snom360.bin and upload it to the root Directory of the tftp Server
Plug in the Network Port and Power to the Snom
As the message “To Update by TFTP: Press Any Key” appears, press any key on the phone
Enter valid IP Data for the Phone. Always press Next. I.e. the IP, the Subnet, the Gateway, DNS and the IP of your tfp Server.
As you’re finished, it will ask for this again and again, press Check Mark right beside the big X Button. The tfp Download will start. Don’t unplug the phone during the Firmware Update. The Phone will automatically reboot after the flash is done.
After this flash we have reset all data - including the passwords, so we now can press the Help Button on the phone and get the ip adress of the phone, connect to it by using an HTML Browser. But before you access the website, you need to enter the Administrative mode of the phone, otherwise you won’t be able to set any setting or update the phone. So press the Settings Button and press “Administrative Mode” - password is 0000 on default. Press Check Mark to accept. Now access the Website.
To update to version 7 Firmware (the latest Firmware, experimental) you need to go to the Advanced Tab, scroll down to Update. Set the Update Policy to “Update automatically” and the Setting URL to “http://provisioning.snom.com/update6to7/update_once.php". Press Save and Reboot, Accept with Yes. The Phone will Reboot.
After the reboot, the phone will access the internet and check automatically for an update, download it and start flashing. It will reboot serval times, don’t power it off until its done. It should take something like 10 Minutes or more, depending on your Internet connection. If it doesn’t reboot anymore and does show the normal menu for longer than half an minute you can consider it ok.
You can now create Identitys (Profiles) for your Sip / VoIP Accounts and reregister them via the Webinterface.

Windows 2000 / XP Password Special

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:37:03 +0000

So, you logged out of Windows and need to get your password back? Thats for what this little collection is for.

Lets say you need to “crack” an Windows 2000 / XP Password. For i.e. login data. Then you should go for Ophcrack: http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

If you just want to login into Windows 2000 / XP / Linux etc. without using or cracking the password with admin rights, go for konboot: http://www.piotrbania.com/all/kon-boot/