LC 5 Password Auditing Solution Available

LC 5Password Auditing Solution Available

Digitalsecurity company @stake, Inc. announced the latest release of its L0phtCrackautomated password auditing and recovery application, LC 5.

  This new version is a cross-platform Windowsand Unix solution, and features the first commercially available pre-computedpassword tables, which can reduce password auditing from hours to minutes.

  LC 5 features a wizard-based interface toconfigure, schedule, and run comprehensive audits on Windows (2003/XP/2000/NT)and Unix (multiple versions) accounts across the enterprise, automatically andunattended.

  Traditional password auditing tools use oneor more of three basic techniques for password auditing and recovery:dictionary, hybrid, and brute force. Dictionary tools scan for words; hybridtools scan combinations of words and numbers. The brute force method, which cantake days to run, scans an almost inconceivable number of letters, numbers, andcharacter combinations to root out passwords.

  LC 5 can audit and uncover passwords nomatter where they reside, on local or remote PCs, workstations, or servers,within domain controllers or in Active Directory. Password data can also beobtained from system memory, SAM files, and shadow files on Unix. LC 5 canconduct multi-domain scans securing password integrity across an entirebusiness, not just a single domain.

  The new version can highlight trends andproblem areas through its enhanced reporting capability by providing real-timedata and plots in both graphic and text formats. Summary reports coverinformation ranging from the scope of weak or empty passwords to information onlocked, old, or dormant accounts. LC 5 reports also summarize password lengthand types.

  Recovered passwords are also scored to helpestablish standards for various users and groups to ensure that higher-levelusers, such as network administrators, adhere to standards of passwordprotection.

  In addition to vulnerability assessment, LC5 offers a number of remediation tools to help system administrators makepassword changes across the enterprise or even disable suspicious accounts. TheLC 5 license also includes access to the @stake support Web site, offeringusers advice on establishing best practices for password assignments andmanagement.

  LC 5 is available in several editions,including: 1) Professional Edition, which supports both Windows and Unixenvironments; 2) Administrator Edition, which offers scheduled audits andpre-computed password hashes in multiple domains to dramatically accelerateauditing; 3) Site Edition, for site-wide installations; and 4) ConsultantEdition, for multi-client assessments.

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Price: See Web site.

WebSite: http://www.atstake.com/lc