SolutionBase: Verify the strength of passwords with the hacker tool Brutus

Administrators can audit password security by learning how to use Brutus, one of the most popular password cracking tools that hackers use to compromise servers and Web sites. If you have ever needed to break into one of your Web sites or servers (or just wanted to see how easy it would be for a hacker to break in) then you’re probably aware that one of the quickest ways to break in is by guessing or cracking a password for a known username. One of the easiest ways of doing this is with a utility such as Brutus, a remote…