XK0-006 Security Practice Question
Which file contains the hashed passwords and password aging information for user accounts?
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/etc/shadow
/etc/shadow stores password hashes and aging fields.
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/etc/shadow
Why this is correct
Contains encrypted passwords and aging data.
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/etc/gshadow
Why it's wrong here
Contains group passwords.
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/etc/group
Why it's wrong here
Contains group information.
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/etc/passwd
Why it's wrong here
Contains user info but not passwords (x placeholder).
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