Show HN: I Dedicated 4 Years to Mastering Offline Password Cracking

Post by airbreather » Fri, May 22, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC

analogpixel wrote: post #35

amelius wrote: post #29

Ok, so what should we use instead of passwords?

I use a blank password for everything, no one ever thinks of trying nothing.

Post by jezze » Sat, May 23, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC

bojta-lepenye wrote: post #60

K0balt wrote: post #51

It’s always exciting to me when someone who has been so obviously passionate and obsessed with a technical discipline decides to take the time to write down what they have learned to help others. This is literally the foundation of civilization and what makes me happy to be a post-agricultural human. So, thank you. I have followed a similar path in other technical subjects, and have authored a couple of books on thos…

I have to admit, seeing some of the critiques about my grammar and style had me second-guessing myself a bit today, so reading your perspective honestly means a lot to me, especially coming from someone who has navigated publishing technical books themselves. I definitely have plenty of room to grow and smooth out those "warts" as I continue writing, but I will take your advice to heart and make sure I don't lose my…

Post by wingtw » Sat, May 23, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC

mmastrac wrote: post #31

I've got an old datacenter KVM with a root password I've been unable to crack, even though it's an ancient DES one. Does anyone have a good cloud-hosted password cracker? I can't seem to brute force it, no matter how long I let John the ripper run.