RainbowCrack
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{{Infobox Software
| name = RainbowCrack
| logo =
| screenshot =
| caption = Demonstration of the RainbowCrack
| collapsible = yes
| developer = Zhu Shuanglei
| latest_release_version = 1.7
| latest_release_date = April 11, 2017
| latest_preview_version =
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| operating_system = Windows and Linux
| programming_language =
| genre = password cracking
| license =
| website = project-rainbowcrack
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
References
- ^ a b "Project RainbowCrack = documentation". Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "Password Cracking with Rainbowcrack and Rainbow Tables". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
External links
- Project RainbowCrack - Developer's official site.
- Rainbow Tables & Rainbow Crack tutorial
- Recovering Windows passwords with RainbowCrack
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