Re: [dm-crypt] cryptsetup won't accept password after normal reboot

[wucherpfennig <studhalter.daniel@bluewin.ch>]

Am 04.02.2010 14:49, schrieb Arno Wagner:
> On Thu, Feb 04, 2010 at 10:21:26AM +0000, wucherpfennig wrote:
>> First: I'm sorry for this strange topic behaviour, but I don't know how to
>> write real answers (I tried in the test list, but didn't work either).
>>
>>> I gahther this is a new installation and you would only lose
>>> a few hours of configuration work, correct?
>>
>> No. It was a fully working installtion. I wouldn't car that much about
>> this problem, but I wanted to backup my stuff last weeekend (old backup
>> was messed up). So basicly I'm standing here without any backup from the
>> last few years...
>
> So you unlocked it sucessfully a number of times and suddenly
> this does not work anymore? Any changes, like a different
> keyboard?

Yes and No, I didn't change anything... Thats why I think it has to be 
something with the keyboard...

>>> For example if
>>> you have, say, 12 characters and 9 of them are the same on most
>>> keymaps, then you could try a direct brute force.
>>
>> I had the same idea last night. although my password is about 20
>> characters long a brute force attack shouldn't take too long, because
>> there are 4 special Chars [eg ()_-] and 8 numbers. Letters shouldn't be
>> the problem, numbers too...
>
> Letters, except 'y' and 'z'. Numbers should be the same.
> Specials you will have to try some alternatives.
>
> Sounds doable.
>
> Arno

I avoided y z, so there should be no problem... Any suggestions how to 
go on further?