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'''RainbowCrack''' is a computer program which generates [[rainbow tables]] to be used in [[password cracking]]. RainbowCrack differs from "conventional" [[Brute-force attack|brute force]] crackers in that it uses large pre-computed tables called [[rainbow table]]s to reduce the length of time needed to crack a password drastically.<ref name=doc>{{cite web |url=http://www.antsight.com/zsl/rainbowcrack/#Documentation |title=Project RainbowCrack = documentation |accessdate=2008-09-18}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> RainbowCrack was developed by Zhu Shuanglei, and implements an improved [[time-memory trade-off]] [[cryptanalysis]] attack which originated in Philippe Oechslin's [[Ophcrack]].<ref name=doc />
'''RainbowCrack''' is a computer program which generates [[rainbow table]]s to be used in [[password cracking]]. RainbowCrack differs from "conventional" [[Brute-force attack|brute force]] crackers in that it uses large pre-computed tables called [[rainbow table]]s to reduce the length of time needed to crack a password drastically.<ref name=doc>{{cite web|url=http://www.antsight.com/zsl/rainbowcrack/#Documentation |title=Project RainbowCrack = documentation |accessdate=2008-09-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705140750/http://www.antsight.com/zsl/rainbowcrack |archivedate=July 5, 2008 }}</ref> RainbowCrack was developed by Zhu Shuanglei, and implements an improved [[time–memory tradeoff]] [[cryptanalysis]] attack which originated in Philippe Oechslin's [[Ophcrack]].<ref name=doc />


As RainbowCrack's purpose is to generate rainbow tables and not to crack passwords per-se, some organizations have endeavored to make RainbowCrack's rainbow tables available free over the internet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/02/password-cracking-with-rainbowcrack-and-rainbow-tables/ |title= Password Cracking with Rainbowcrack and Rainbow Tables |accessdate=2008-09-18}}</ref>
Some organizations have made RainbowCrack's rainbow tables available free over the internet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/02/password-cracking-with-rainbowcrack-and-rainbow-tables/ |title= Password Cracking with Rainbowcrack and Rainbow Tables |date= 27 February 2006 |accessdate=2008-09-18}}</ref>

== See also ==
* DistrRTgen


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://project-rainbowcrack.com/ Project RainbowCrack] - Developer's official site.
* [http://project-rainbowcrack.com/ Project RainbowCrack] - Developer's official site.
* [http://www.ethicalhacker.net/content/view/94/24/ Rainbow Tables & Rainbow Crack tutorial]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070501034436/http://www.ethicalhacker.net/content/view/94/24/ Rainbow Tables & Rainbow Crack tutorial]
* [http://securityxploded.com/rainbowcrack.php Recovering Windows passwords with RainbowCrack]
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Latest revision as of 20:31, 22 November 2024

RainbowCrack
Developer(s)Zhu Shuanglei
Stable release
1.8 / August 25, 2020 (2020-08-25)
Operating systemWindows and Linux
Typepassword cracking
Websiteproject-rainbowcrack.com

RainbowCrack is a computer program which generates rainbow tables to be used in password cracking. RainbowCrack differs from "conventional" brute force crackers in that it uses large pre-computed tables called rainbow tables to reduce the length of time needed to crack a password drastically.[1] RainbowCrack was developed by Zhu Shuanglei, and implements an improved time–memory tradeoff cryptanalysis attack which originated in Philippe Oechslin's Ophcrack.[1]

Some organizations have made RainbowCrack's rainbow tables available free over the internet.[2]

See also

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  • DistrRTgen

References

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  1. ^ a b "Project RainbowCrack = documentation". Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  2. ^ "Password Cracking with Rainbowcrack and Rainbow Tables". 27 February 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
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