[LUG.ro] GPU cracks a 6 character password in 4 seconds

[Maria Eugenia Casco]

An nVidia GeForce GT220 graphics card, which costs about £30, is
capable of cracking strong passwords in a matter of hours. Security
experts were able to crack a  6 character password in 4 seconds, a 7
character password in less than 5 minutes, and 8 character password in
four hours.

"People have worked out that the processing power of graphics cards,
due to the architecture of the chips, is more powerful than a normal
processor for doing certain tasks," said Neil Lathwood, IT director at
UKFast.


http://thehackernews.com/2011/10/gpu-cracks-6-character-password-in-4.html



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