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John the Ripper

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Summary

John the Ripper is a password cracking software[1]. It draws 311 Wikipedia views per month (password_cracking_software category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • John the Ripper's instance of is recorded as password cracking software[3].
  • John the Ripper's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • John the Ripper's developer is recorded as Alexander Peslyak[5].
  • John the Ripper's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • John the Ripper's programmed in is recorded as C[7].
  • John the Ripper's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[8].
  • John the Ripper's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[9].
  • John the Ripper's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8[10].
  • John the Ripper's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.9[11].
  • John the Ripper's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.0[12].
  • John the Ripper's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.0[13].
  • John the Ripper's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7[14].
  • John the Ripper's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.8[15].
  • John the Ripper is used for password cracking[16].
  • John the Ripper's official website is recorded as https://www.openwall.com/john/[17].
  • John the Ripper's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/openwall/john[18].
  • John the Ripper's software quality assurance is recorded as continuous integration[19].
  • John the Ripper's software quality assurance is recorded as continuous integration[20].
  • John the Ripper's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include password cracking software[3] and free software[4].

Use and Application

John the Ripper is used for password cracking[16].

Why It Matters

John the Ripper draws 311 Wikipedia views per month (password_cracking_software category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

assembly language free software Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . permalink.gmane.org. permalink.gmane.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Tom Morris · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software quality assurance → continuous integration, continuous integration
    Developer → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Programmed in → C, assembly language
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Alpine linux package: john, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324959030|john (#324959030)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'"
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