Hackers have always had these sort of tools, and so long as they hold that disclaimer it's legal. It's the whole reason I had a sticker in college that said 'Co

Hackers have always had these sort of tools, and so long as they hold that disclaimer it's legal. It's the whole reason I had a sticker in college that said 'Coding is not a crime.' The common comparison being drawn between the software and guns. Do we come down on the gun manufacturers or the people who use the guns? Legally the responsibility falls on the person who uses the software and not on the software maker so long as they say they do not condone the illegal use of it. As to what we do, we encourage our users to make secure passwords. Or employ some more unusual security measures. A few months ago I saw a script that used a photo for login. You clicked in four places on the image and then when you wanted to login you entered your username and repeated the four clicks as your login. This obviously has some security issues of its own, but it's a novel security feature and one that provides for more options. Unfortunately though the game between lock makers and lock pickers will continue ad infinitum, the only true security comes through obscurity.