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How to crack passwords, and why you should |
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Source: ZDNet.co.uk - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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Page 1 of 2 Auditing passwords is a worthwhile venture, particularly in an environment that deals with sensitive information. Because systems encrypt passwords when they store them, you really can't properly judge the strength of a password unless you try to crack it.
We suggest using a password-cracking tool such as John the Ripper. This tool works extremely well because it can crack MD5 passwords, which most systems currently use. In addition, it's much faster and more sophisticated than earlier password-cracking software such as Crack.
Once you've installed the tool, either from RPM or by compiling a copy yourself, you can set it to work. Keep in mind that John the Ripper uses a fair amount of CPU, but it will only use idle CPU time. However, copying the /etc/shadow file to a nonessential machine and running the tool on that, rather than a production machine, wouldn't be a bad idea either.
Read this full article at ZDNet.co.uk
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dear sir
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| i need passwords | Written by jamie on 2006-12-17 09:39:47 |
Please help me i need to know the password for:
Millingtonalf
and
oakenfulljaf
and
djm
on the www.jhonport.derbyshire.sch.uk school intranet
they have changed there passwords and we need to know |
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Please help me to find the password to angelofhearts2003@yahoo.com and please email it to me on diana_pinto77@yahoo.com. I need to know if my hubby is cheating on me |
| lashy97@aol.com | Written by Ceewa on 2006-12-18 23:43:38 |
Can you determine a password on a cell phone online account? Need phone record of my spouse to see the calling patterns of his mistress. |
| HELP | Written by Lillie on 2007-01-12 10:22:17 |
i need to crack myspace and facebook firewalls and i need the to know FAST!!!! |
