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and subject line Re: Bug#485422: john: cannot use either --rules or --test
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regarding john: explain better the use of --rules and --test
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Package: john
Version: 1.7.2-3
Severity: normal
$ /usr/sbin/john -test ~/mypasswd
Created directory: /home/pot/.john
Invalid options combination or duplicate option: "-test"
$ /usr/sbin/john --test ~/mypasswd
Invalid options combination or duplicate option: "--test"
$ /usr/sbin/john -rules ~/mypasswd
Invalid options combination or duplicate option: "-rules"
$ /usr/sbin/john --rules ~/mypasswd
Invalid options combination or duplicate option: "--rules"
$ /usr/sbin/john ~/mypasswd
Loaded 7 password hashes with 6 different salts (FreeBSD MD5 [32/64 X2])
cng (cng)
lp (lp)
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'testing-proposed-updates')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-3-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set
to C)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages john depends on:
ii john-data 1.7.2-3 active password cracking tool - ch
ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-10+lenny1 SSL shared libraries
john recommends no packages.
-- debconf information:
john/noconfigfile:
john/wordlist: /usr/share/john/password.lst
john/cronjob: false
john/cronjob-replacement: true
john/no-replacement:
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--- Begin Message ---
tags 485422 wontfix
retitle 485422 john: explain better the use of --rules and --test
severity 485422 wishlist
thanks
Ciao Francesco,
On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:05:51 +0200, Francesco Potorti` wrote:
> Package: john
> Version: 1.7.2-3
> Severity: normal
>
> $ /usr/sbin/john -test ~/mypasswd
> Created directory: /home/pot/.john
> Invalid options combination or duplicate option: "-test"
>
> $ /usr/sbin/john --test ~/mypasswd
> Invalid options combination or duplicate option: "--test"
--test does *not* need any filename as argument. It just does a benchmark of
john's capabilities on the system it's running on. From the manpage:
-test
Benchmarks all the enabled ciphertext format crackers, and tests them
for correct operation at the same time.
In fact, if you try it without any argument, it just works:
$ john -test
Benchmarking: Traditional DES [64/64 BS MMX]... ^CWait...
Session aborted
$ john --test
Benchmarking: Traditional DES [64/64 BS MMX]... ^CWait...
Session aborted
$
> $ /usr/sbin/john -rules ~/mypasswd
> Invalid options combination or duplicate option: "-rules"
>
> $ /usr/sbin/john --rules ~/mypasswd
> Invalid options combination or duplicate option: "--rules"
For --rules, it can only be used together with "--wordlist". From the manpage:
-rules
Enables wordlist rules, that are read from [List.Rules:Wordlist].
I admit this is quite confusing. But if you read the on-screen help:
$ john | grep rules
--rules enable word mangling rules for wordlist mode
$
This is much clearer.
--rules does "word mangling" on words passed from a wordlist.
That is, if you have "pass", with --rules, john also tries:
Pass
pAss
paSs
pasS
...
PASS
I admit the manpage could be much clearer about these options. I'm closing the
bug, as it's not really a bug, but I'm pinging the upstream author (CCed) about
this. :)
Kindly,
David
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