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We've compiled a list of 15 free and paid alternatives to John the Ripper. The primary competitors include Cain & Abel, ophcrack. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between John the Ripper and Trinity Rescue Kit, Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, Kon-Boot. Also you can look at other similar options here: Security and Privacy Software.


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John the Ripper is a fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix, Windows...

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John the Ripper is a fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix, Windows, DOS, BeOS, and OpenVMS. Its primary purpose is to detect weak Unix passwords. Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly found on various Unix systems, supported out of the box are Windows LM hashes, plus lots of other hashes and ciphers in the community-enhanced version.

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