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John the Ripper

John the Ripper

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What is John the Ripper?

John the Ripper is a free and open-source password cracking software tool. It is primarily used to perform dictionary attacks and brute-force attacks to recover passwords from password hashes. It supports many different hash types and operating systems and is a popular tool for security auditing and penetration testing.

What other technologies are related to John the Ripper?

John the Ripper Competitor Technologies

Hashcat is another popular password cracking tool that competes directly with John the Ripper.
mentioned alongside John the Ripper in 35% (54) of relevant job posts

John the Ripper Complementary Technologies

Metasploit can leverage John the Ripper for password cracking as part of penetration testing workflows, making them complementary.
mentioned alongside John the Ripper in 1% (124) of relevant job posts
Kali Linux includes John the Ripper as one of its pre-installed tools, and it's a platform where JtR is commonly used.
mentioned alongside John the Ripper in 1% (54) of relevant job posts

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