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John the Ripper vs Pyrit

A side-by-side look at John the Ripper and Pyrit. 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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Pyrit

Pyrit

Security & Privacy

Pyrit is an open source WPA pre-shared key cracking tool that allows testing the security of WiFi networks. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows and supports GPU acceleration.

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