John The Jumbo
An advanced offline password cracker supporting hundreds of hash and cipher types across multiple platforms.
What is John The Jumbo?
John the Ripper is an advanced offline password cracker used to detect weak passwords by cracking password hashes. It supports hundreds of hash and cipher types and runs on various operating systems and hardware including CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs. It is primarily used for security auditing, penetration testing, and digital forensics to evaluate password strength.
Security professionals, penetration testers, digital forensics experts, and system administrators who need to audit password security and identify authentication vulnerabilities.
Developers choose John the Ripper for its extensive hash support, multi-platform compatibility, and flexibility with multiple cracking modes. Its open-source nature and active community contributions make it a versatile and powerful tool for security testing.
Overview
John the Ripper jumbo - advanced offline password cracker, which supports hundreds of hash and cipher types, and runs on many operating systems, CPUs, GPUs, and even some FPGAs
Use Cases
Best For
- Auditing password strength in Unix/Linux systems
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