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312-50V10 · Question #905

Which of the following are well known password-cracking programs?

The correct answer is A. L0phtcrack E. John the Ripper. L0phtcrack and John the Ripper are both well-known, widely-used password auditing and cracking tools employed by attackers and penetration testers.

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Question

Which of the following are well known password-cracking programs?

Options

  • AL0phtcrack
  • BNetCat
  • CJack the Ripper
  • DNetbus
  • EJohn the Ripper

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • A
    86% (18)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    10% (2)

Why each option

L0phtcrack and John the Ripper are both well-known, widely-used password auditing and cracking tools employed by attackers and penetration testers.

AL0phtcrackCorrect

L0phtcrack is a well-established Windows password cracking tool that recovers passwords from LM and NTLM hashes using dictionary, brute-force, and hybrid attacks. It has been widely referenced in security literature and used in real-world attacks since the late 1990s.

BNetCat

NetCat is a general-purpose network utility for reading and writing data across TCP/UDP connections, not a password cracking tool.

CJack the Ripper

'Jack the Ripper' is not a real security tool; the actual well-known password cracker is named 'John the Ripper', making this a deliberate distractor.

DNetbus

Netbus is a Remote Access Trojan used for unauthorized remote control of compromised systems, not a password cracking program.

EJohn the RipperCorrect

John the Ripper is one of the most popular open-source password cracking tools, supporting dozens of hash types and multiple attack modes including wordlist and brute-force across Unix, Windows, and other platforms. It is considered a standard reference tool in the security community.

Concept tested: Identifying well-known password cracking tools

Source: https://www.openwall.com/john/

Topics

#password cracking#L0phtcrack#John the Ripper#cracking tools

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