RAR Password Cracking.

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:37 pm

robmead wrote:

1024gig wrote:

use a password containing three or four random words strung together

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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:41 pm

robmead wrote:

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I think the object is to make the password unbreakable not undecipherable (see what I did there...subtle difference) Very Happy

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:24 pm

1024gig wrote:

use a password containing three or four random words strung together, using capitals and numbers too,.

Never use words from the dictionary as that is the first thing any cracking software uses.
Use random letters and numbers it also good to throw in a symbol or two.

Use something easy to remember like say your favorite song was Cannibal Corpse - Under the Rotted Flesh from the album Butchered at Birth released July 1, 1991 you might use 19^CcUtRF-bAb*91 see what I did there?

That would be a hard to crack password.

And yes I like Cannibal Corpse. Wink

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:32 am

Ok thanks guy's for the Great info I'm going to do what was suggested and make a Password with 3 words and some numbers thrown in for good measure.

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:52 am

In my experience, making a strong password usually leads to having to write them down somewhere, like on a .txt file... which you then password protect with an easy password...

Kinda defeats the object. Laughing

Mind you, I'm just very forgetful.

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:05 am

If you have £/$5,000 worth of software, i'd make a backup of the backup of the original and store them in 3 different places. I'd go as far as storing the keys in a cloud based environment. Encrypting a key is as simple as reversing the numbers and adding your birth date somewhere in the string. whose going to know what a string of numbers mean and what order they should be in if they're gotten hold of? especially if you don't add the program names to the keys, just a memorable reference.
My dropbox contains most of my most used keys, all rearranged to a system i can remember. I also have them stored elsewhere in an encrypted filesystem, just to be certain they're secure.
USB sticks also come with secure partitions (TDK/Maxell etc) really useful for storing a .txt file of your keys. They're cheap enough to buy and small enough to squirrel away until needed.
If you purchase software and register your details, does that not count as proof of ownership? If you have registered your software and you contact the company, they will usually try to help if you explain the circumstances.
As your a business owner, insurance companies sometimes provide cover for replacement software, if they don't, i'd look into a separate policy that provides cover for replacement costs.
Software in itself is usually available around the web, downloading it and using your original keys makes your software legit as far as the law is concerned.
Printing out your software registration is another option for proof of ownership, but insurance companies are mostly determined to not pay out, unfortunate, but fact.
Hope some of the above may help, and I hope they catch the culprit

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:59 am

Give away of the day has "doc Lock" to download for the next 19hours ..

docLock allows you to password protect any file or folder on your computer with ease. Keep sensitive information completely secure from anyone who may access your computer and keep your personal information in your control at all times.

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

edit: ........ the comments say it's useless but provide a link for EncryptOnClick as an alternative, it's freeware.

http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:16 am

What about AxCrypt Its says on the site that it has key file optons
http://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/features.html

TrueCrypt it has a options to create a hidden partition
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-hidden-partition-truecrypt-7/
All sorts of stuff for the paranoid in TrueCrypt
http://www.truecrypt.org/

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:18 pm

The problem is if these passwords were easy to crack they wouldn't exist. There is no absolutely perfect of cracking .rar's. Also, if a torrent needs a password, it's generally not a good torrent.

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:30 pm