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John the Ripper vs netsniff-ng

A side-by-side look at John the Ripper and netsniff-ng. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

John the Ripper

John the Ripper

Security & Privacy

John the Ripper is an open source password cracking tool used to test password strength and security. It can crack passwords by using brute force, dictionary attacks, or various rule-based attacks.

passwordcrackingbrute-forcedictionary-attacksecurity-testing
netsniff-ng

netsniff-ng

Network & Admin

netsniff-ng is a free and open source Linux networking toolkit for packet inspection. It can be used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and protocol development, and more.

networkingtroubleshootingpacket-inspectionanalysis