fubarSUSHI
Jun 14, 2016Altocumulus
Understanding ltm monitor password hashes
Is this normal? I have a ltm monitor with a password associated. When I do a diff from ucs1 vs ucs2 (even though nothing has changed... "I believe") the password hashes are different.
example:
ltm monitor ldab /Common/some-vip
...
password $M$abcde...fghijk== (What type of hash is this and can it be decrypted?)
to
password $M$a1b2c3...d4e5f6==
...
Does the $M$ represent something specific or is it just signifying that its a "Monitor" password?
What does the "==" represent at the end of the hash?
I read a different devcentral article where there may be a possibility that "SALT" is deployed in ltm monitors?