Cracking OS X Passwords
Cracking OS X Passwords is far easier than you might have thought. But how often does a system administrator really need to do something like this?
It’s interesting how most papers on the subject state that’s it is useful knowledge for Sysadmins to know how to crack passwords; come on, let’s be honest a Systems Administrator will most likely reset the password or if he can’t he will simply reinstall the Operating System. I’ve worked as a Sysadmin for several years and not once I had to “crack†a password.
Nonetheless, while not exactly the most necessary piece of information around, know that it is available in the event that you need it. Or, if you just desire to play around then you now know that capability exists.