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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. Hydra (software) - Wikipedia

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    Hydra (or THC Hydra) is a parallelized network login cracker built into various operating systems like Kali Linux, Parrot and other major penetration testing environments. [2] It was created as a proof of concept tool, for security researchers to demonstrate how easy it can be to crack logins.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Locked out of your email? Here's how to change and recover ...

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    How to change your Gmail password if you have forgotten (or lost) it. Google says to follow these steps: 1. Navigate to this link to begin account recovery.2. Use one of the account recovery ...

  6. What to do if locked out of Gmail, and what to do now if you ...

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    Here's how to recover your Gmail account, and what you can do now, to make a future recovery easier. If you are already locked out of your Gmail account, like one of our writers recently was, ...

  7. Crack (password software) - Wikipedia

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    Crack v5.0a [6] released in 2000 did not introduce any new features, but instead concentrated on improving the code and introducing more flexibility, such as the ability to integrate other crypt() variants such as those needed to attack the MD5 password hashes used on more modern Unix, Linux and Windows NT [7] systems.

  8. Kali Linux - Wikipedia

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    Kali Linux has a dedicated project set aside for compatibility and porting to specific Android devices, called Kali NetHunter. [14]It is the first open source Android penetration testing platform for Nexus devices, created as a joint effort between the Kali community member "BinkyBear" and Offensive Security.

  9. Brute-force attack - Wikipedia

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    Modern GPUs are well-suited to the repetitive tasks associated with hardware-based password cracking. As commercial successors of governmental ASIC solutions have become available, also known as custom hardware attacks, two emerging technologies have proven their capability in the brute-force attack of certain ciphers.