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code {background-color:#eee;font-size:80%;} We've been archiving a bunch of old Xerox Alto disk packs from the 1970s. A few of them turned out to be password-protected, so I needed to figure out how to get around the password protection. I've developed a way to disable password protection, as well as a program to find the password instantly. (This attack is called XeroDay, based on a suggestion by msla.) The Xerox Alto. The disk drive is the black unit below the keyboard. The processor is b...