11-21-2013, 06:56 PM
Well, i had an unusual request cross my desk yesterday. My boss wants to start doing password auditing (among other things) and gave me a budget of 15k to build a hashcat rig. So if you were in my position, how would you spend it?
I'm guessing at some point, if this is successful we'll be adding nodes to a cluster, so would it make sense to build this initial machine with an eye towards being able to add infinistream down the road? Or will gigabit ports be good enough?
Which cards would you use? How many? Is the Tyan FT77 a good place to start, or is there something else you'd use? Water or air cooling?
Thanks for your help, I'm reading as much as I can, but if I can get some help from anyone out there, I'd be grateful!
I'm guessing at some point, if this is successful we'll be adding nodes to a cluster, so would it make sense to build this initial machine with an eye towards being able to add infinistream down the road? Or will gigabit ports be good enough?
Which cards would you use? How many? Is the Tyan FT77 a good place to start, or is there something else you'd use? Water or air cooling?
Thanks for your help, I'm reading as much as I can, but if I can get some help from anyone out there, I'd be grateful!