> Leif, where is this encrypted password file?  Is it in a place where any
> user can read it?

no and yes.
Under normal circumstances you need special authorities to get at
this file ("table" would be a better description: QSYS/QSYUPTBL,
type=X'0EC5'), but there exist malware programs that can access
anything everywhere without the user needing special authority
and without auditing of his activity.



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