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RainbowCrack
Developer(s)Zhu Shuanglei
Stable release
1.61 / April 25, 2015 (2015-04-25)
Operating systemWindows and Linux
Typepassword cracking
Websitehttp://project-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 trade-off cryptanalysis attack which originated in Philippe Oechslin's Ophcrack.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Project RainbowCrack = documentation". Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Password Cracking with Rainbowcrack and Rainbow Tables". Retrieved 2008-09-18.

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