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The first public release of Crack was version 2.7a, which was posted to the Usenet newsgroups alt.sources and alt.security on 15 July 1991. Crack v3.2a+fcrypt, posted to comp.sources.misc on 23 August 1991, introduced an optimised version of the Unix crypt() function but was still only really a faster version of what was already available in other packages.
In cryptanalysis and computer security, password cracking is the process of guessing passwords [1] protecting a computer system. A common approach ( brute-force attack ) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available cryptographic hash of the password. [ 2 ]
TeamViewer is a remote access and remote control computer software, allowing maintenance of computers and other devices. [8] [9] It was first released in 2005, [10] and its functionality has expanded step by step. [11] TeamViewer is proprietary software that requires registration and is free of charge for non-commercial use. [12]
Software crackers usually did not benefit materially from their actions and their motivation was the challenge itself of removing the protection. [2] Some low skilled hobbyists would take already cracked software and edit various unencrypted strings of text in it to change messages a game would tell a game player, often something considered vulgar.
A random password generator is a software program or hardware device that takes input from a random or pseudo-random number generator and automatically generates a password. Random passwords can be generated manually, using simple sources of randomness such as dice or coins , or they can be generated using a computer.
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The Worst Passwords List is an annual list of the 25 most common passwords from each year as produced by internet security firm SplashData. [4] Since 2011, the firm has published the list based on data examined from millions of passwords leaked in data breaches, mostly in North America and Western Europe, over each year.
TeamViewer was founded following the release of the first version of the TeamViewer software in 2005. The TeamViewer software was developed to reduce travelling to customers. [9] [10] It became the core product of the newly founded TeamViewer GmbH, which today operates as TeamViewer Germany GmbH and belongs to TeamViewer SE.