Which tools do you guys use for MD5 brute forcing in Mac OS X? [closed]

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I am new to Macs, so I don't know which tool is good for MD5 brute forcing in Mac OS X. Do you have any suggestions?

Ignoring the potential "bad" reasons you might wish to break hashes, this question is totally off-topic as it's "what are your favorite X?".
@DMA57361 - there are legit reasons for cracking hashes too.. Like when you forget a password you need, or if you're conducting a security audit.. Probably other legit cases too.
@TheWhile hence my use of the word "potential", it's still the wrong type of question for the site. If they've lost a password, they should be asking how to recover from that problem.

Gareth · Answer 1 · 2011-07-12 01:10:56Z

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I am a big fan of John the Ripper. You can find a custom build for OS X here:

http://openwall.info/wiki/john/custom-builds#Compiled-for-Mac-OS-X

Gareth
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answered Jul 11 '11 at 15:14

	+1 John the Ripper seems like the defacto tool for this kind of thing. Hopefully Winthan doesn't mind the command line too much. – Doc Jul 11 '11 at 15:38
	I didn't know there is Mac version of John :) I love it :) – Winthan Aung Jul 11 '11 at 15:54
	@Winthan - Indeed.. And if you're not already aware of it, you can get other great common unixy tools through MacPorts. Worth checking out. – Doc Jul 11 '11 at 16:01

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closed as off topic by DMA57361♦ Jul 11 '11 at 15:18