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Why use Hashcat? - CapnCrunch - 01-16-2014

Hello Hashcat guys,

I see that you guys build out some pretty intense hashing rigs for this purpose. Also that you're willing to drop a lot of money on them. Is this a professional endeavor for many of you or a hobby that you're willing to throw big money at???

In other words, does your password recovery activity pay for the rig costs?

Is renting these rigs for "projects" in demand?

Lastly, I have a box running 5, R 290's for scrypt mining, what can I do with that in Hashcat world?

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RE: Why use Hashcat? - radix - 01-16-2014

yes

no

no

you can crack passwords


RE: Why use Hashcat? - epixoip - 01-17-2014

(01-16-2014, 08:08 PM)CapnCrunch Wrote: I see that you guys build out some pretty intense hashing rigs for this purpose. Also that you're willing to drop a lot of money on them.

yes.

(01-16-2014, 08:08 PM)CapnCrunch Wrote: Is this a professional endeavor for many of you or a hobby that you're willing to throw big money at???

why can't it be both?

(01-16-2014, 08:08 PM)CapnCrunch Wrote: In other words, does your password recovery activity pay for the rig costs?

yes. but you have to actually, you know, be good at it.

(01-16-2014, 08:08 PM)CapnCrunch Wrote: Is renting these rigs for "projects" in demand?

no.

(01-16-2014, 08:08 PM)CapnCrunch Wrote: Lastly, I have a box running 5, R 290's for scrypt mining, what can I do with that in Hashcat world?

you could run hashcat on it.


RE: Why use Hashcat? - radix - 01-17-2014

someone hear an echo?


RE: Why use Hashcat? - epixoip - 01-17-2014

not unless it's a backwards echo