[plug] john the ripper

[Daniel J. Axtens]

> Just because you can run the ripper against your password file for 400 hours,
> doesnt mean that the passwords wont be broken in the 401st hour or sometime
> after that.......
> 
> All you can be sure of is that, given the simple case that the bad guy has the
> same machine as you, the bad guys will have to wait at least as long as you
> have.

That is, assuming they don't have their own, better dictionary.

Maybe you should try running John with some other password
dictionaries. Alternately you could try using a different password
cracking program, as it may well have a different dictionary and so
may crack the password earlier (or later!).

Daniel

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