Hashcat-hacktool focuses on long passwords, and Active Directory

OclHashcat-plus, a version of the wachtwoordcracker that is optimized for gpus, now offers the ability to have passwords longer than fifteen characters to crack, such as passphrases. In addition, there are new methods of attack for Microsoft Active Directory accounts.

The last version of OclHashcat-plus version 0.15 can now have passwords up to 55 characters attacks. This can wachtwoordhackers their arrows target hashes for longer passwords called passphrases. Such passwords are becoming more popular now a shorter password – up to 8 to 10 characters – always easier to crack, thanks to the efforts of gpu’s and always.

Developers of Hashcat also have the PACK-toolkit released. This software can crack passwords take into account with the set password policies which are mostly on Microsoft Active Directory accounts apply. Because with certain policy settings, particularly for companies be used, passwords, predictable patterns, the number of possibilities for attacks of such accounts significantly be reduced.

Version 0.15 of OclHashcat-plus, where six months is worked, can now also with a greater number of password algorithms, such as Grub2, Mac OS X 10.8 and Truecrypt. Also, the number of supported gpus from AMD and Nvidia increase.