A rainbow table is a large, precomputed table designed to cache the output of cryptographic hash functions to decrypt hashed passwords into plaintext. Rainbow tables were invented by IT expert ...

Common password encryption formats used by programs such as Microsoft’s LAN Manager have, since the mid-1990s, been vulnerable to brute force attacks like the infamous l0phtcrack. A brute force attack ...

Last month I wrote a column in which I discussed my attempts at cracking passwords in a lab environment. I had intended for the blog post to be a thought exercise. I constantly hear people ...