"More than two years after Symantec pulled the plug on L0phtCrack, the venerable password cracking tool is being prepped for a return to the spotlight.

The original creators of L0phtCrack has reacquired the tool with plans to release a new version at next week’s SOURCE Boston conference.

A teaser post on the l0phtcrack.com Web site mentions “new features and platform support,” which, according to Space Rogue, includes 64-bit Windows support and upgraded rainbow tables.

• Details on potential additional new features, and pricing have not yet been released but you can bet that it will be better than Symantec’s.

There’s a special session on the return of L0phtCrack scheduled for Thursday March 12 at SOURCE Boston."

I think I speak for all of us in welcoming back our password crunching overlords.

Read more: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2737
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