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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Which of the following are well known password-cracking programs?
Options
- AL0phtcrack
- BNetCat
- CJack the Ripper
- DNetbus
- EJohn the Ripper
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(21 responses)- A86% (18)
- C5% (1)
- D10% (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.
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.
NetCat is a general-purpose network utility for reading and writing data across TCP/UDP connections, not a password cracking tool.
'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.
Netbus is a Remote Access Trojan used for unauthorized remote control of compromised systems, not a password cracking program.
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/
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