John the Ripper vs reaver
A side-by-side look at John the Ripper and reaver. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
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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reaver
Security & Privacy
Reaver is an open source tool for exploiting weaknesses in Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) registrar PINs in order to recover WPA/WPA2 passphrases. It is designed to brute force the WPS PIN and revert the access point's settings back to factory defaults.
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