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Ophcrack Says Your Password Is Insecure

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-play-with dept.

javipas writes "An insightful article at Jeff Atwood's Coding Horror reveals the power inside Ophcrack, an Open Source program that is capable of discovering virtually any password in Windows operating systems. The article explains how passwords get stored on Windows using hash functions, and how Ophcrack can generate immense tables of words and letter combinations that are compared to the password we want to obtain. The program is available in Windows, Mac OS and Linux, but be careful: the generated tables that Ophcrack uses are really big, and you should allow up to 15 Gbytes to store these tables."

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  1. I dont like SALT!! by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    or Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and SALT!!

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  2. WHO THE PHUCK TAG THIS ARTICLE AS ... by soccer_Dude88888 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Saltmakeseverythingbetter"...

    WHEN SOMEONE HAD TO SPEND ONE NIGHT IN JAIL because he put too much salt on a burger?

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20677230/?GT1=10357