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+One of the biggest security holes are user passwords, as every
+password security study shows. This tool is a proof of concept,
+to give researchers and security consultants a way to demonstrate
+how easy it would be to gain unauthorized access to a remote system.
+ THIS TOOL IS FOR LEGAL PURPOSES ONLY!
+
+Requires:
+ subversion (available in Slackware)
+ apr & apr-util (available in Slackware)
+ libssh (not libssh2, available at Slackbuilds.org)
+
+Optional:
+ postgresql (available at Slackbuilds.org)
+ sap (available at http://www.sap.com/solutions/netweaver/linux/eval/index.asp)