Tools for compromised system recovery Functions replace configuration files etc. It compiles information about remote hosts and networks by examining such network services as finger, NFS, NIS, ftp and tftp, rexd, statd, and other services. The scanning level is controlled with the configuration file, but can be overruled with command-line switches or via the graphical user interface. It provides a comprehensive report writer and search engine to support enterprise-level auditing. The Security Profile Inspector for Windows NT is distributed by CIAC and is one of the tools that should be in your toolbox if you are host to an NT platform.
Distribution is limited to government agencies and approved contractors.
Additional information is attainable at the CIAC web site . It does not work for the Windows environment. The guessing techniques are outlined in the Crack documentation. NT platforms store passwords using a cryptographic hash algorithm. L0PHTCrack analyzes the hash in two ways, by doing a dictionary comparison or by a character substitution.