Password Auditing Tool L0phtCrack Released as Open Source

guest · Oct 18, 2021

Password Auditing Tool L0phtCrack Released as Open Source
L0phtCrack Password Auditor
October 18, 2021
https://www.securityweek.com/password-auditing-tool-l0phtcrack-released-open-source

First released in 1997, L0phtCrack can be used to test password strength and recover lost Windows passwords via dictionary, brute-force, and other types of attacks.

L0phtCrack was originally developed by Peiter Zatko, also known as Mudge, of the L0pht hacker think tank. L0pth then merged with @stake, which was acquired by Symantec in 2004. It was owned by Symantec between 2004 and 2009, when it was acquired from the cybersecurity firm by Zatko and other original authors. By that time, Symantec had stopped selling the tool.
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Terahash announced buying L0phtCrack in 2020, but it was repossessed in July 2021 after Terahash defaulted on its instalment sale loan.

When the announcement was made in July, its owners said L0phtCrack would no longer be sold or supported.
And on Sunday, October 17, they officially announced the open source availability of L0phtCrack, specifically version 7.2.0. People interested in maintaining the project or contributing to it have been encouraged to contact developers.
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The L0phtCrack source code is available on GitLab.
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