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How do I run that on a Mac?

2012/7/6 David Roth <davidalanroth at gmail.com>

> For added security I protect the /administrator with .htaccess username
> and password.
>
> For MySQL I use one of those long password generators for th db user.
>
> 16 characters or more sounds like a good idea too.
>
> David Roth
> On Jul 6, 2012 2:58 PM, "Scott Wolpow" <scott at wolpow.com> wrote:
>
>>  We know the MD5 was vulnerable.
>>
>> All the more reason to move away from it.
>> Or better yet, be able to choose our own hash.
>>
>> SW
>>
>> On 7/6/2012 2:38 PM, Gary Mort wrote:
>>
>> Think your Joomla! password is secure?  Here is a simple test[assuming it
>> is under 15 charectors long]
>>
>>  Go to http://hashcat.net/hashcat-gui/ and download hashcat-gui for your
>> operating system.
>>
>>  To check just YOUR password, run the gui , use either plus or lite, and
>> enter your password hash[from the database] in the field.  Select the
>> Joomla hash type - and then go ahead and run the cracker.   See how long it
>> takes to figure out your password.
>>
>>  If your using a dictionary method, you'll need one or more wordlists,
>>  you can get some dictionaries from
>> http://www.skullsecurity.org/wiki/index.php/Passwords
>>
>>  If you have a website with lots of users that you want to check,
>> instead you can run
>> select `password` from #__users [replace #__ with your prefix. :-)] - and
>> export the list to a text file to give to oclhashplus
>>
>>  Most password crackers around are limited to passwords of less than 16
>> chars[because beyond that, the algorithms change for efficient lookups] -
>> so while making your own passwords greater than 16 chars doesn't mean
>> instant security, it does mean that it is beyond the scope of script
>> kiddies who just download crackers from the internet and don't know how to
>> write their own.
>>
>>
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