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'''RainbowCrack''' is the name of a computer program which |
'''RainbowCrack''' is the name of 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 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}}</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 /> |
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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 for 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> |
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RainbowCrack was developed by Zhu Shuanglei, and implements an improved [[time-memory trade-off]] [[cryptanalysis]] attack which originated in Philippe Oechslin's [[Ophcrack]]. |
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==References== |
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* [[Rainbow table]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 18:46, 18 September 2008
| Developer(s) | Zhu Shuanglei |
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| Stable release | 1.2
/ April 25, 2008 |
| Operating system | Windows and Linux |
| Type | password cracking |
| Website | http://www.antsight.com/zsl/rainbowcrack/ |
RainbowCrack is the name of 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 trade-off cryptanalysis attack which originated in Philippe Oechslin's Ophcrack.[1]
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 for free over the internet. [2]
References
- ^ a b "Project RainbowCrack = documentation". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "Password Cracking with Rainbowcrack and Rainbow Tables". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
External links
- Project RainbowCrack - Developers official site.
- Rainbow Tables & Rainbow Crack tutorial
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