shadow password file
plain-text database that stores password hashes for local users on Unix-like systems
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shadow password file
Summary
shadow password file is a file format[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]
Key Facts
- shadow password file's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
- shadow password file's subclass of is recorded as delimiter-separated value format[4].
- shadow password file's subclass of is recorded as database[5].
- shadow password file's subclass of is recorded as configuration file[6].
- shadow password file's subclass of is recorded as secret[7].
- shadow password file's has part is recorded as hashed password[8].
- shadow password file's has part is recorded as username[9].
- shadow password file's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047q_t4[10].
- shadow password file's described at URL is recorded as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passwd#Shadow_file[11].
- shadow password file's facet of is recorded as Unix security[12].
- shadow password file's used by is recorded as passwd[13].
- shadow password file's different from is recorded as passwd[14].
- shadow password file's different from is recorded as Q307510[15].
- shadow password file's name is recorded as {'lang': 'zxx', 'text': '/etc/shadow'}[16].
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Designation and Status
shadow password file's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
Why It Matters
shadow password file is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]