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Penetration testing

Exploit frameworks and password recovery tools used in security assessments.

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ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
Metasploit Framework39kOtherOpen sourceNoRuby6.5.72026-10-19
hashcat27kNone detectedOpen sourceNoCv7.1.22026-10-18
John the Ripper14kOtherOpen sourceNoC1.9.02026-10-11

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John the Ripper

John the Ripper jumbo - advanced offline password cracker, which supports hundreds of hash and cipher types, and runs on many operating systems, CPUs, GPUs, and even some FPGAs

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C
Licence
Other
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14k
Latest
1.9.0
Last push
2026-10-11