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Last Updated: Jan 03, 2006

Passwords are often a weakpoint in overall security. This advice will help you weed out weak passwords and create better password policies.

Cracking network passwords

By Kevin Beaver
Weak passwords can be a huge security vulnerability. You can mitigate this risk by attempting to find your weaknesses before a malicious hacker does. (03 Jan 2006)

A step-by-step guide to cracking your own network passwords to test for security.

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>>	Cracking passwords ASK THE EXPERTS :What tools can I use to crack or replace the passwords on a Windows 2000 machine?
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