Re: Passwords file cracking

From: Ford Prefect (restaurant_at_end.universe)
Date: 03/16/04

  • Next message: Toby A Inkster: "Re: Passwords file cracking" 
    Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:07:13 GMT

    Ajay Sabnis wrote:
    > I am creating a passowrd generator app that will create a number of
    > random passwords and store them in some basic encrypted format in a
    > plain txt file. I have 2 question i need urgent help on (dissertation
    > deadline approaching!!):
    >
    > 1. Does anyone know of any password cracking software that i can feed
    > a plain txt password file into and it will give results? Any
    > suggestions how this would be done?

    Have you bothered to read any of the threads on these newsgroups...
    ....there have been alll sorts of discussions on this...

    And try learning how to use a search engine....

    > 2. The generator will must encrypt passwords in the same manner the
    > cracker will encrypt its guesses(dictionary attacking). any comments
    > on what this may be?

    Kinda defeats the whole purpose of the exercise, doesn't it?

    > Please note, the purpose of this is an empirical testing on passwords.
    > The platform passwords security issues are not important. However, i'm
    > running windows.

    Given the cconditions you are requesting, what exactly is your
    "emprircal testing" supposed to accomplish? This doesn't look like
    anythinga "dissertation" would address...

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