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john

John the Ripper password cracker

About john

John the Ripper password cracker

This project links 17 native package records across 8 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 4 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 4 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 4 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.john: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.214 recordsAlpine Linux 3.224 recordsAlpine Linux 3.234 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.01 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed1 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
john
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
17
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-2.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

John the Ripper is a fast password cracker (password security auditing tool). Its primary purpose is to detect weak Unix passwords, but a number of other hash types are supported as well.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. john

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    John the Ripper password cracker

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. john-bash-completion

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    Bash completions for john

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  3. john-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    John the Ripper password cracker (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  4. john-zsh-completion

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    Zsh completions for john

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. john

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    John the Ripper password cracker

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. john-bash-completion

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    Bash completions for john

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  3. john-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    John the Ripper password cracker (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  4. john-zsh-completion

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    Zsh completions for john

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. john

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    John the Ripper password cracker

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. john-bash-completion

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    Bash completions for john

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  3. john-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    John the Ripper password cracker (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  4. john-zsh-completion

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source john

    1.9.0-r7

    Zsh completions for john

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Fedora 43

  1. john

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source john

    1.9.0-12.fc43

    John the Ripper password cracker

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. john

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source john

    1.9.0-12.fc43

    John the Ripper password cracker

    aarch64x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. john

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Productivity/Security / source john

    1.9.0-bp156.2.48

    Utility to detect weak passwords

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. john

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Security / source john

    1.9.0-bp160.1.33

    Utility to detect weak passwords

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. john

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Security / source john

    1.9.0-9.14

    Utility to detect weak passwords

    x86_64tumbleweed

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

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