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New Moxie Marlinspike Tool Cracks Crypto Passwords

Posted by samzenpus on from the noew-tool-for-the-box dept.

Gunkerty Jeb writes "Moxie Marlinspike, the security and privacy researcher known for his SSLStrip, Convergence and RedPhone tools, has released a new tool that can crack passwords used for some VPNs and wireless networks that rely on encryption using Microsoft's MS-CHAPv2 protocol. Marlinspike discussed the tool during a talk at DEF CON over the weekend, and it is available for download."

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  1. Part of a 3-pronged effort. by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wouldn't it be faster to use use the backdoor Microsoft built in for the government in exchange for backing off lawsuits?

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