A Moscow-based software maker filed this week for a U.S. patent on a technology it claims will significantly reduce the time it takes to crack computer passwords. The Russian company, Elcomsoft, said in a statement that it has discovered “a breakthrough technology that will decrease the time that it takes to perform password recovery by a factor of up to 25.” However, some cryptology experts questioned just how much of a breakthrough the company’s technology really is.
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Russian Firm Files Patent for Password Cracker
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. October 25, 2007 10:13 AMA Moscow-based software maker filed this week for a U.S. patent on a technology it claims will significantly reduce the time it takes to crack computer passwords. The Russian company, Elcomsoft, said in a statement that it has discovered “a breakthrough technology that will decrease the time that it takes to perform password recovery by a factor of up to 25.” However, some cryptology experts questioned just how much of a breakthrough the company’s technology really is.