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John the Ripper vs oclHashcat-lite

A side-by-side look at John the Ripper and oclHashcat-lite. 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.

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oclHashcat-lite

oclHashcat-lite

Security & Privacy

oclHashcat-lite is an open source password cracking tool that uses GPU acceleration. It is focused on cracking hashes with GPUs rather than CPUs.

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