SSH private key

[mick at pauldotcom.com (Michael Douglas)]

> faster ... method for determining pass phrases?

Threaten to break kneecaps.   Oh you mean via legal means?  ;-)

Really the whole point of passphrases is that they are passwords that
are longer, so they exacerbate the keyspace problem.

The fact that you're having a tough time cracking the passphrase is a
Good Thing.

Now if you're talking non-automated means, do let me know.  I'm a big
fan of lipstick cameras and have used them in assessments in the past.


- Mick "I play as dirty as possible" Douglas


On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Brian Gray <brianwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
> ?? ?With the myriad of tools available to us; I'm assuming there has to be a
> good one for this. I want to try to determine a?pass phrase for an ssh
> private key and information from my searches on the Interweb seem sparse.
> I'm currently letting??thc-ssh-crack run
> (http://www.securiteam.com/tools/5EP0R1FCKK.html) using Jtr as the password
> generator.
> ?? ?Is there a faster, more reliable, or?preferred method available for
> determining pass phrases??This is something I really hadn't considered prior
> to today, but It would be great to understand how simple/difficult this
> really is if a private key is obtained.
> --
> -Brian W. Gray
>
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