john-users - Re: JtR CUDA ????

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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:16:28 +0000 (UTC)
From: Marsman007 <mleenen@...il.com>
To: john-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: JtR CUDA ????

magnum <john.magnum@...> writes:

> 
> On 2011-10-09 17:28, marsman007 wrote:
> > kalgecin <kalgecin@...> writes:
> >> Are there any plans on implementing CUDA on john the ripper?
> > 
> > Or plans to have sapb/sapg in CUDA??
> > That would be nice!!
> 
> I can't help you with that, but I just uploaded a patch that adds OMP
> support for sapB and sapG. It's only tested with the built-in self tests
> though - please report any problems.
> 
> http://openwall.info/wiki/john/patches (you might get away with applying
> just patches 0008, 0019 and 0024, in that order).
> 
> BTW, both these formats still use generic (non-SSE) MD5 and SHA-1. I
> believe they can be made a lot faster without "resorting" to GPU.
> 
> magnum
> 
> 

Hi Magnum,

Thanks for your prompt reply.
I will give the new patch a go next weekend.

Not sure what to do with you 'BTW' remark.
Are you saying that sapb is just a salted MD5?

Thanks,
Marsman007