If the password is NOT in the dictionary, then it would take considerable amount of time to crack it. I've not tried it yet so I can't tell you; however, given the power of PC's these days, I wouldn't be suprised that it will not take very long. Furthermore, if someone really want to crack the password, he/she would use this application on clustering technology to increase the CPU and memory.
>From: "Maissen Sacha" >Reply-To: "Maissen Sacha" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: AW: OT: Enable secret hacking [7:23670] >Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:59:51 -0400 > >Anh, >Sorry for my question about your test below. This program "john the >ripper", is >it working with dictionaries or not? Because my question is, if I use >passwords >like "12eldkvi", which are not in any dics, how long you need then to >crack a >MD5-password? > >Regards >Sacha > >-----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht----- >Von: Anh Lam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Gesendet: Sonntag, 21. Oktober 2001 20:46 >An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Betreff: Re: OT: Enable secret hacking [7:23670] > > >Gareth, >I create an "enable secret" password on a Cisco router 2610 with the >password as you mentioned "kittens". Remember this is an MD5 encrypted >string ($1$Em47$DEsFfXv/Px6y/cEmjMwfE0). You know what, I take this >string >and use the program called "john the ripper" running on my linux box to >crack it. This linux is a pentium 200MHz with 64MB of RAM. It takes >exactly 5 minutes to crack this password. I would imagine for longer >"enable secret" password, it takes longer but not as difficult as it >sounds. > >Regards, _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=23709&t=23670 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
