Re: L0phtcrack

[Gurney Halleck <gurneyh () ix netcom com>]

Jim Miller wrote:
> Last I heard, mostly from this list, L0phtcrack version 2, which was free, was doing the job, but version 3, which 
> costs money, was having problems cracking on time.  Has the situation changed?  Is LC3 now a stable product?  Is it 
> worth the cost of software, the cost of installation and the cost of the learning curve?
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.

I would seriously investigate John the Ripper as an
alternate/replacement to LC.

http://www.openwall.com/john/

It is free/open source and is extremely powerful. It can be built on
Win32 and Unix platforms and can crack both Windows and Unix passwords.
Although the learning curve is slightly higher, it is well worth that
investment.

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