Take a Crack at It
CRACK, a UNIX utility developed by Alec Muffett, efficiently compares a password file containing encrypted passwords with large dictionaries (encrypted lists of words that might be used as passwords). It is fairly easy to add new dictionaries, so choosing a password from, for example, the Klingon dictionary, does not provide security.
This complete Security Applications contains 55 words. This
article contains 1,148 words (approx. 4 pages at 300
words per page).
