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A password cracker is software used to recover unencrypted passwords from captured or discovered password hashes. This can be used for determining a forgotten password, testing for weak password, or more nefariously to gain unauthorized access to a system or encrypted document. For in-depth coverage of how these tools function, please see [[wikipedia:Password_cracking|Wikipedia's password cracking page]].

=== Tools ===

* [[AirCrack-NG]]
* [[Cain and Abel]]
*[[Hashcat]]
* [[Hash Suite]]
* [[John the Ripper]]
* [[L0phtCrack]]
* [[Medusa]]
* [[NCrack]]
* [[ophCrack]]
* [[THC-Hydra]]