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How to determine hashes/second in password cryptanalysis
I'm working on my dissertation concerning cryptanalysis on password hashes. As part of my research, I aim to crack a number of passwords with John the Ripper and rainbowcrack-mt.
I'd like to ...
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Pointers for john the ripper rulesets
I've been pouring over the JtR ruleset documentation and making little progress. I understand how to use it to make various permutations from a given wordlist, that's fine. However, I'm trying to ...
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Tool to grab sensitive information from command lines
Of the information entered on the command line (command name and arguments) have to be considered public (everyone can access it using commands like ps).
Is there a known tool to automate this kind ...
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Are there password/passphrase guessers/crackers which can utilize facts supplied about the target?
I was just reading a discussion about cracking passwords that said the person running the tool might know things about the target like the birthday of his first girlfriend's dog but the tool won't.
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What password cracking software is commonly used?
I am curious to know how secure my passwords are.
What password cracking software is commonly used?
Preferably open source.
EDIT: I am actually looking to crack my passwords used on services I ...
