Cain (software)

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Cain

A screenshot of Cain's interface.
Developer: Massimiliano Montoro
Latest release: 4.1 / November 23, 2006
OS: Microsoft Windows
Use: password cracking
License: Freeware
Website: www.oxid.it

Cain and Abel is a Windows password recovery tool. It can recover many kinds of passwords using methods such as network packet sniffing, cracking various password hashes by using methods such as dictionary attacks, brute force and cryptanalysis attacks. Cryptanalysis attacks are done via rainbow tables which can be generated with the winrtgen.exe program provided with Cain. Cain and Abel is maintained by Massimiliano Montoro.

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