BSides Glasgow 2018 - Nigel Pentland - Cracking Mainframe Passwords

Talk delivered at BSides Glasgow 2018 on the 27th of April. Abstract - This will be a talk giving some history around passwords in the context of mainframes and some introductory pointers for anyone wishing to give this intriguing area the attention it so much deserves. Given the anticipated audience, I’ll assume some knowledge about password cracking in general, but very little prior knowledge of mainframes.