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I don't know anybody that would do a sequential scan over a file in production Well, that's pretty much how one would try to crack a password using a wordlist.
by neuroid 9y ago
I don't know anybody that would do a sequential scan over a file in production
Well, that's pretty much how one would try to crack a password using a wordlist.
EDIT: If the goal is to crack a bunch of properly hashed (PBKDF2, scrypt, etc.) and salted passwords then a lookup table is not very practical.
- jacquesm 9y agoIf you're trying to crack 'a password' you're doing it wrong. Alternatively, you're doing something illegal. That's not why these lists are made public (though I can appreciate the fact that they are 'dual use').
- edoceo 9y agoPP is talking about a lookup, you are talking about cracking. Different things. For lookup of a string match make an index.