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Retrieves Windows passwords by extracting hash values from binary SAM and SYSTEM files in the file system. Pwdump uses standard NTFS and FAT32 system drivers to execute Microsoft's Rootkit Detector (Rkdetector) application.

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Changes or deletes local account passwords in Windows systems. Can’t decrypt existing passwords, but changes them by directly modifying the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SAM file. However, to do this it must be run from another system.

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Tool based on rainbow tables for the recovery of Windows passwords. Also uses a time-memory trade-off and comes with a graphical user interface to ensure the tool is easy to use. Contains a brute force module for the detection of more simple passwords.

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Resets all passwords offline for valid accounts on Windows systems without requiring the old passwords. Before starting the operating system, the tool has to be activated on a bootable medium.

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Comprehensive password manager for Macs that saves all passwords as an encrypted file and allows login credentials to be exchanged between common web browsers. According to the developer, it can also generate more secure passwords. A Windows version is also available, as is an iOS app.

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Data vault for passwords and PINs. An original program by Bruce Schneier, available as open source software. Fast and secure download from The H

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Stores passwords in a password- or key file-protected encrypted database. An extended Pro version is available for free, as well as portable variants for use on a USB stick. Unofficial versions for other operating systems are available. Fast and secure download from The H

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Cross-platform password manager. Provides sorting user names and passwords into groups, saving them with URLs and notes and copies them into the browser or other applications via clipboard. Fast and secure download from The H

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JavaScript based password generator which allows the user to select uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters, password length and exclude the I, l, O, 0 and o characters. Fast and secure download from The H

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Platform-Independent software written in Java for managing passwords. Saves all data in encrypted formats. uses the 128-bit Rijndael algorithm to encrypt data and runs without installation. Program available in English.

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