Why 8-Character Passwords Are No Longer Enough: Lessons from the Raxis Password Cracker
With the start of 2026, the Raxis team is already busy. A new upgrade to our password-cracking system shows how quickly 8-character passwords can be cracked.
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Cool Tools Series: CeWL for Penetration Testing
Lead Penetration Tester Jason Taylor discusses how the CeWL Custom Word List generator can improve hashcat results for penetration testing.
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Password Series: 8 Practical First Steps to Crack Difficult Passwords in Penetration Tests
From rulesets & hardware to wordlists and mask attacks, Lead Penetration Tester Ryan Chaplin shows how to crack difficult password hashes in penetration tests.
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Password Series: Defeating Emerging Password Security Trends with Psudohash for Penetration Testing
Lead Pentester Ryan Chaplin discusses emerging improvements in password security and how Psudohash can help bypass them on penetration tests.
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Password Length: More than Just a Question of Compliance
Password length requirements are a key part of password security, but, with PCI, NIST, OWASP, and CIS offering different recommendations, what length is best?
