LFCS Question #416: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: john show passwords. To display the passwords cracked by John the Ripper for a specific input file, the john --show command followed by the original password file name should be used.

Submitted by kevin_r· Apr 18, 2026Essential Commands

Question

The system administrator wishes to use John the Ripper to confirm that the passwords in a file called passwords are not weak. john has finished but the terminal window running the program has closed. What command can be used to list any cracked passwords for this file?

Options

Ajohn list passwords
Bjohn list
Cjohn show
Djohn show passwords

Explanation

To display the passwords cracked by John the Ripper for a specific input file, the john --show command followed by the original password file name should be used.

Common mistakes.

A. There is no john list passwords command in John the Ripper for this purpose.
B. john --list is used to list supported formats, options, or information about the program, not cracked passwords.
C. john --show alone would attempt to show all cracked passwords from the internal database without associating them to a specific input file, which may not be the desired output if multiple cracking sessions were run.

Concept tested. John the Ripper show cracked passwords

Reference. https://www.openwall.com/john/doc/OPTIONS.shtml

Topics

#John the Ripper#Password security#Command-line tools#Security utilities

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