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  2. John the Ripper - Wikipedia

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    One of the modes John can use is the dictionary attack. [6] It takes text string samples (usually from a file, called a wordlist, containing words found in a dictionary or real passwords cracked before), encrypting it in the same format as the password being examined (including both the encryption algorithm and key), and comparing the output to the encrypted string.

  3. Password - Wikipedia

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    Despite its name, a password does not need to be an actual word; indeed, a non-word (in the dictionary sense) may be harder to guess, which is a desirable property of passwords. A memorized secret consisting of a sequence of words or other text separated by spaces is sometimes called a passphrase. A passphrase is similar to a password in usage ...

  4. Crack (password software) - Wikipedia

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    These rules could also process the GECOS field in the password file, allowing the program to use the stored names of the users in addition to the existing word lists. Crack's dictionary generation rule syntax was subsequently borrowed [12] and extended [13] by Solar Designer for John the Ripper.

  5. Wikipedia:10,000 most common passwords - Wikipedia

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    Usually, passwords are not tried one-by-one against a system's secure server online; instead, a hacker might manage to gain access to a shadowed password file protected by a one-way encryption algorithm. They would then test each entry in a file like this to see whether its encrypted form matches what the server has on record.

  6. Use Autofill to save your username, password, and other info

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    Use Autofill to automatically fill in forms, usernames, and passwords on AOL. If you're using a mobile browser, contact your mobile device manufacturer for help with its Autofill settings. Autofill your info in to forms • Chrome • Safari • Edge • Firefox. Autofill your username and password • Chrome • Safari • Edge • Firefox

  7. Rainbow table - Wikipedia

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    To generate the table, we choose a random set of initial passwords from P, compute chains of some fixed length k for each one, and store only the first and last password in each chain. The first password is called the starting point and the last one is called the endpoint. In the example chain above, "aaaaaa" would be the starting point and ...

  8. Passphrase - Wikipedia

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    Passphrase generator in Bitwarden. A passphrase is a sequence of words or other text used to control access to a computer system, program or data.It is similar to a password in usage, but a passphrase is generally longer for added security.

  9. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of password cracking might be to help a user recover a forgotten password (due to the fact that installing an entirely new password would involve System Administration privileges), to gain unauthorized access to a system, or to act as a preventive measure whereby system administrators check for easily crackable passwords. On a file ...