312-50V11 · Question #677
Which of the following are well know password-cracking programs?(Choose all that apply.
The correct answer is A. L0phtcrack E. John the Ripper. L0phtcrack and John the Ripper are the two well-known password-cracking tools among the choices; the others serve different purposes.
Question
Which of the following are well know password-cracking programs?(Choose all that apply.
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- AL0phtcrack
- BNetCat
- CJack the Ripper
- DNetbus
- EJohn the Ripper
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A95% (18)
- B5% (1)
Why each option
L0phtcrack and John the Ripper are the two well-known password-cracking tools among the choices; the others serve different purposes.
L0phtcrack is a dedicated Windows password auditing and cracking tool that targets LM and NTLM hashes, originally released by the L0pht hacker collective and widely recognized in security certifications.
Netcat is a general-purpose network utility used for port scanning, banner grabbing, and creating TCP/UDP connections - not a password cracker.
'Jack the Ripper' is not a real security tool; the correct tool name is John the Ripper, making this a distractor playing on the similar name.
Netbus is a remote administration Trojan (RAT) used for unauthorized remote access, not a password-cracking program.
John the Ripper is an open-source, multi-platform password cracking tool that supports numerous hash types and attack modes, making it one of the most cited tools in both offensive security and certification exams.
Concept tested: Identifying well-known password cracking tools
Source: https://www.openwall.com/john/
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