Passwords on quests
#1
Posted 12 July 2007 - 09:46 PM
#2
Posted 12 July 2007 - 09:50 PM
Edited by Bowser Blanchette, 12 July 2007 - 09:51 PM.
#3
Posted 12 July 2007 - 09:51 PM
Edited by Pokegamer1989, 12 July 2007 - 09:53 PM.
#4
Posted 12 July 2007 - 10:07 PM
#5
Posted 13 July 2007 - 07:34 AM
I have recently started using Zelda Classic again from a long break from it, 2 or so years. I feel like working on one of my old quests again, but I can't remember my password for it for anything. Is there anyway to get bypass the password and gain access to it again?
Which version is that quest for? They changed the quest password system (to MD5) and passwording method (due to Glenn's ZCheat "hack" at AGN last January) between 2.10 and the 2.11 alphas/betas - as Majora's Wrath suggested, the Devs might be able to help you.
Edited by Link1, 13 July 2007 - 07:36 AM.
#6
Posted 13 July 2007 - 08:58 AM
Also, how would I go about getting in touch with a developer? I haven't been on these forums in a long time, so I really don't know who any of them are.
Edited by Blake, 13 July 2007 - 09:25 AM.
#7
Posted 13 July 2007 - 09:26 AM
#8
Posted 13 July 2007 - 01:24 PM
#9
Posted 20 July 2007 - 08:30 AM
Also, how would I go about getting in touch with a developer? I haven't been on these forums in a long time, so I really don't know who any of them are.
PM me.
(As a matter of fact I'm a lot more active at Pure than anywhere else.)
#10
Posted 20 July 2007 - 10:48 AM
#11
Posted 20 July 2007 - 11:00 AM
#12
Posted 20 July 2007 - 11:10 AM
#14
Posted 21 July 2007 - 01:06 AM
Really? What happened? (sorry if it's off topic..)
#15
Posted 21 July 2007 - 09:08 AM
So rule 1 of quest passwords, even today, is NEVER USE YOUR FORUM PASSWORD AS QUEST PASSWORD.
Recently, the passwords have been passed through an encoding process that contains, but is not solely, MD5. This means that it's almost infeasible to extract your password from a quest unless it's something easy to guess.
Nothing stops anyone from just trying out common words or names in Zquest. Cracking passwords is, essentially, just doing that at a much higher speed. (The original hack was not of this type, rather a true "attack" on the system)
What you see in Zquest is a hash, but not of your password. The idea is that you can send this hash to a developer and they can use it to create a second hash that works as an alternative password to your quest file. All this requires some well-kept secrets but doesn't have anything to do with your original password.
Incidentally, I'm posting this here because anyone with half-decent knowledge in the area of "hacking" could have guessed it themselves, so I'm not revealing any secrets. If you're up to cracking zquest you shouldn't need this post.
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