On Mon, Jul 03, 2000 at 12:57:00PM +0200, Xavier Bertou wrote:

> I've been using Crack Version v5.0 for a few years to check the security
> of a few computers I admin, but it looks like it doesn't understand the
> large passwd used nowadays (Mandrake 7.0 and higher).
> Is there a standard Mandrake tool to check passwords ? Or a more
> up-to-date version of Crack ?

I like John the Ripper, it has worked well for me in the past.  Try it
out and see what you think.  "Solar Designer" is a very active contributor
on Bugtraq and I find his projects usually to be quality stuff, as well
as his postings.

Here is a URL for you:

http://www.openwall.com/john/

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