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2. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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   References. Password cracking. In cryptanalysis and computer security, password cracking is the process of guessing passwords Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). protecting a computer system. A common approach (brute-force attack) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available ...

3. John the Ripper - Wikipedia

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   One of the modes John can use is the dictionary attack.It takes text string samples (usually from a file, called a wordlist, containing words found in a dictionary or real passwords cracked before), encrypting it in the same format as the password being examined (including both the encryption algorithm and key), and comparing the output to the encrypted string.

4. Rainbow table - Wikipedia

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   Rainbow table. A rainbow table is a precomputed table for caching the outputs of a cryptographic hash function, usually for cracking password hashes. Passwords are typically stored not in plain text form, but as hash values. If such a database of hashed passwords falls into the hands of attackers, they can use a precomputed rainbow table to ...

5. List of security hacking incidents - Wikipedia

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   Websites including that of Maldives' Home Ministry, Juvenile Court, President's Office were defaced. The Facebook page of Auditor General's Office was also compromised. [247][248][249][250][251] February: The website of Burger Singh, an Indian food franchise, was hacked by Pakistani hacker group "Team Insane PK".

6. Enigma machine - Wikipedia

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   The Enigma machine is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication. It was employed extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II, in all branches of the German military. The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most top ...

7. Crack (password software) - Wikipedia

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   Crack was the first standalone password cracker for Unix systems and the first to introduce programmable dictionary generation as well. Crack began in 1990 when Alec Muffett, a Unix system administrator at the University of Wales Aberystwyth, was trying to improve Dan Farmer's pwc cracker in COPS. Muffett found that by re-engineering the memory ...

8. Create and manage 3rd-party app passwords - AOL Help

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   Call paid premium support at 1-800-358-4860 to get live expert help from AOL Customer Care. If you use a 3rd-party email app to access your AOL Mail account, you may need a special code to give that app permission to access your AOL account. Learn how to create and delete app passwords.

9. Brute-force attack - Wikipedia

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   In cryptography, a brute-force attack consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of eventually guessing correctly. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases until the correct one is found. Alternatively, the attacker can attempt to guess the key which is typically created from ...