john-users - Re: bob the butcher distributed password cracker

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Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:11:00 +0100
From: Rembrandt <rembrandt@...erlin.de>
To: john-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: bob the butcher distributed password cracker

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:58:24 +0100
Simon Marechal <simon@...quise.net> wrote:

> Big Wave Dave wrote:
> > A similar application already exists called "djohn" (distributed
> > john).  You may want to look into it.  I found the author's site to be
> > down, but was able to track the source code elsewhere.
> > 
> > Dave
> 
> As discuted before on this ML, djohn lacks a lot of features.
> 
> BtB does too, but i think it's a lot more usable right now (works with
> multiple password files at the same time, no need to copy them manually
> all over the place for example), and i hope to add them ASAP.

What's about evolution except of revolution.

If you wanna crack using multiple Computers use Crack5, Slurpie or
whatever. Even you code your own Tool it will not help improving john. :-(

Kind regards,
Rembrandt