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Re: [newbie] Shasow passwords on rhl5.2
James Olin Oden writes:
> Just download the latest and greates version of crack from the net (I think
> RH 5.2 ships with it) and run it against your /etc/passwd file.
Crack is very slow and doesn't habe much rules. Better use John the
Ripper (from Solar Designer). It's as fast as you can get, and has
lots of rules. http://www.false.com/security/john/
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