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• Password cracking — is the process of recovering passwords from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer system. A common approach is to repeatedly try guesses for the password. The purpose of password cracking might be to help a user recover a… …   Wikipedia

• Cracking of wireless networks — is the penetration of wireless networks. A wireless network can be penetrated in a number of ways. These ways vary greatly in the level of computer skill and commitment they require. Once within a network, a skilled hacker can modify software,… …   Wikipedia

• Password — For other uses, see Password (disambiguation). A password is a secret word or string of characters that is used for authentication, to prove identity or gain access to a resource (example: an access code is a type of password). The password… …   Wikipedia

• LM hash — Lanman redirects here. For other uses, see Lanman (disambiguation). LM hash, LanMan, or LAN Manager hash was the primary hash that Microsoft LAN Manager and Microsoft Windows versions prior to Windows NT used to store user passwords. Support for… …   Wikipedia

• Salt (cryptography) — In cryptography, a salt consists of random bits, creating one of the inputs to a one way function. The other input is usually a password or passphrase. The output of the one way function can be stored rather than the password, and still be used… …   Wikipedia

• Brute-force attack — The EFF s US$250,000 DES cracking machine contained over 1,800 custom chips and could brute force a DES key in a matter of days. The photograph shows a DES Cracker circuit board fitted with 32 Deep Crack chips and some control chips. In… …   Wikipedia

• Key strengthening — In cryptography, key strengthening or key stretching refer to techniques used to make a possibly weak key, typically a password or passphrase, more secure against a brute force attack by increasing the time it takes to test each possible key.… …   Wikipedia

• John the Ripper — Infobox Software name = John the Ripper Jack, John the Ripper s mascot. caption = author = developer = Alexander Peslyak (Solar Designer) released = latest release version = 1.7.0.2 latest release date = release date|2006|03|23 latest preview… …   Wikipedia

• Rainbow table — A rainbow table is a lookup table offering a time memory tradeoff used in recovering the plaintext password from a password hash generated by a hash function, often a cryptographic hash function. A common application is to make attacks against… …   Wikipedia

• CHAOS (Linux distribution) — infobox OS name = CHAOS caption = CHAOS 1.6 Boot Welcome Screen developer = Midnight Code / Ian Latter family = Linux source model = Open source latest release version = 1.6 latest release date = April 2005] working state = Currentcite web |… …   Wikipedia

• MD5 — General Designers Ronald Rivest First published April 1992 Series MD2, MD4, MD5, MD6 Detail Digest sizes 128 bits …   Wikipedia