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2. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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   In cryptanalysis and computer security, password cracking is the process of guessing passwords [1] protecting a computer system. A common approach (brute-force attack) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available cryptographic hash of the password. [2] Another type of approach is password spraying, which ...

3. Crack (password software) - Wikipedia

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   Crack is a Unix password cracking program designed to allow system administrators to locate users who may have weak passwords vulnerable to a dictionary attack.Crack was the first standalone password cracker for Unix systems and the first to introduce programmable dictionary generation as well.

4. John the Ripper - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.openwall.com /john /. John the Ripper is a free password cracking software tool. [3] Originally developed for the Unix operating system, it can run on fifteen different platforms (eleven of which are architecture-specific versions of Unix, DOS, Win32, BeOS, and OpenVMS). It is among the most frequently used password testing and ...

5. Facebook employees had unfettered access to hundreds of ... - AOL

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   Facebook stored hundreds of millions of users' passwords in a format easily readable by its employees for years, in the latest security scandal to hit the beleaguered Silicon Valley tech giant.

6. How to protect your passwords from hackers for good - AOL

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   Keep all your passwords stored and protected in one central location with a password manager, such as LastPass Premium. (Photo: Getty) (Ulza via Getty Images) LastPass Premium is the password ...

7. Password strength - Wikipedia

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   Password complexity rules of enforced symbols were previously used by major platforms such as Google [53] and Facebook, [54] but these have removed the requirement following the discovery that they actually reduced security. This is because the human element is a far greater risk than cracking, and enforced complexity leads most users to highly ...

8. Wikipedia:10,000 most common passwords - Wikipedia

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   About. If your password is on this list of the 10,000 most common passwords, you need a new password. A hacker can use or generate files like this, which may be readily compiled from breaches of sites such as Ashley Madison. Usually, passwords are not tried one-by-one against a system's secure server online; instead, a hacker might manage to ...

9. 20 passwords to never use on Facebook - AOL

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   With all of the concern swirling around Facebook and privacy, many users don't take one of the most crucial steps for social networking safely and responsibly -- using a strong password. Facebook ...