312-50V9 · Question #579
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 both well-established password auditing and cracking tools. NetCat, Netbus, and Jack the Ripper serve entirely different purposes and are not password crackers.
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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
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(24 responses)- A92% (22)
- B4% (1)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
L0phtCrack and John the Ripper are both well-established password auditing and cracking tools. NetCat, Netbus, and Jack the Ripper serve entirely different purposes and are not password crackers.
L0phtCrack (now LC7) is a long-standing Windows password auditing tool that retrieves and cracks LM and NTLM hashes using dictionary, hybrid, and brute force methods.
NetCat is a network utility used for reading and writing data across TCP/UDP connections - it has no password cracking functionality.
Jack the Ripper is not a real password cracking tool - the actual tool is named John the Ripper, and confusing the name indicates a common distractor.
Netbus is a remote access trojan used for covert system control, not a password cracking program.
John the Ripper is a widely used open-source password cracker supporting many hash types and attack modes including wordlist, incremental brute force, and rules-based attacks.
Concept tested: Identifying common password cracking tools
Source: https://www.openwall.com/john/
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