*shrug* Depends on your definition I guess, but if you use software like LC4 from @Stake running the dictionary attack with variants is WAY faster than brute force for anything but a truly good password. When I first tested it, it cracked one of my low security ones that had mixed case, numbers, and symbols, but used dictionary words in less than ten minutes. After I saw that I've significantly increased my password strengths. The new ones aren't crackable by a standard dictionary attack, and brute forcing them on a dual processor server machine wasn't even close after the three days I let it try.
>From: Security Newsletters-TM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: BIG MAMA !! >Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:34:13 -0400 > >I thought that using a dictionary is still considered brute force. > >Where's the distinction, after the first 5000 attempts I think it's safe to >say you're not attempting educated guesses. > >-p> > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chris Berry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: September 19, 2002 12:37 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: BIG MAMA !! > > >Honestly I wouldn't recommend a file that large. What you want is one with >like the 30,000 most common words so that you have time to run variants. >Anything larger and you're better off just doing brute force. > > > >From: "Ansel, Kenny L. (Sytex Contractor)" > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: BIG MAMA !! > >Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 08:56:59 -0500 > > > >Its been a couple years...but... > > > >I have seen/had a dictionary file for password cracking...its called > >BIG MAMA or BIG MAMMA > > > >Its a 60MEG text file!!!!! > > > >I CANNOT FIND IT ANYWHERE!!! PLEASE HELP!! > > > >If you have this file, PLEASE point me in the right direction > >to download/retrieve it!! > > > >Thank you! > >Kenny Ansel, Sytex Group > >Network Security Instructor > >MCP+I, MCSE, CCNP > >608-388-8801 > > > > >Chris Berry >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Systems Administrator >JM Associates > >"I have found the way, and the way is Perl." > > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Chris Berry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator JM Associates "I have found the way, and the way is Perl." _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
