macOS
Homebrewvérifié · 100%
brew install johnlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsvérifié · 94%
sudo port install johnMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/john/Portfile · Source: api.github.com
brew
Installer john avec Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Consultez les chemins d'installation, exécutables, métadonnées et notes de sécurité de john pour les workflows d'agents IA.
installation
Commandes d'installation supplémentaires
Linux
Alpine Linux apkvérifié · 92%
sudo apk add johnAlpine Linux edge package indexes · john · Source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptvérifié · 92%
sudo apt install johnDebian stable package indexes · john · Source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfvérifié · 92%
sudo dnf install johnFedora Rawhide package metadata · john · Source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixvérifié · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#johnnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/jo/john/package.nix · Source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanvérifié · 92%
sudo pacman -S johnArch Linux sync databases · john · Source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zyppervérifié · 92%
sudo zypper install johnopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · john · Source: download.opensuse.org
aperçu
Résumé du paquet
Featureful UNIX password cracker
Liens du projet
Commandes et alias
- john
- unafs
- unique
- unshadow
historique
Historique du projet et usages
John the Ripper is a classic open-source password security auditing and recovery tool. Its core identity is a fast Unix password cracker, but the Openwall documentation also presents it as a cross-platform tool for many Unix-like systems, macOS, Windows, DOS, BeOS, and OpenVMS.
Historique du projet
According to Solar Designer on the Openwall john-users list, John the Ripper 1.0 was released in 1996 as a DOS replacement for Cracker Jack, built with DJGPP and optimized for 486 and Pentium systems. The same account says the incremental-mode prototypes date to 1995, the project became open source in 1997, and the 1.5 rewrite in 1998 formed the basis of later releases.
Openwall's project page separates core John from Jumbo: the core release is the smaller, more conservative line, while Jumbo carries broader community functionality. The openwall/john GitHub repository was created in 2011 and serves the development source referenced from the official homepage.
Historique d'adoption
John became part of Unix security practice because it automated weak-password detection against common crypt(3) hashes and later gained support for Kerberos/AFS, Windows LM, DES tripcodes, and many additional formats. Openwall notes that John is included in Owl, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Mandriva, SUSE, and BSD ports or packages.
Homebrew keeps a separate john formula for the core package, conflicting with john-jumbo so users choose between the conservative package and the enhanced branch.
Modes d'utilisation
The core workflow is to feed John password hashes, let it identify or be told a format, crack with wordlist, single, or incremental modes, and save cracked values to john.pot. Related tools such as unshadow and unique support the Unix password-auditing workflow around the main john executable.
Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent
John is one of the packages that makes Unix security tooling feel like a package-manager canon item: tiny command name, long history, distro ubiquity, and a split between core stability and Jumbo reach. For maintainers, it is also a reminder that packaging security tools means preserving documentation, wordlists, CPU optimizations, and legal/licensing details alongside the executable.
Chronologie
- 1995: Incremental-mode prototypes were written on Unix-like systems.
- 1996: John the Ripper 1.0 was released for DOS.
- 1997: John the Ripper became open source.
- 1998: Version 1.5 rewrote the codebase used by later versions.
- 2002: The code was imported into CVS for further maintenance as part of Owl.
- 2011: The openwall/john GitHub repository was created.
- 2019: Openwall released John the Ripper 1.9.0 core.
Related projects
- Related projects include John the Ripper Jumbo, John the Ripper Pro, Openwall wordlists, yescrypt, crypt_blowfish, passwdqc, Hash Suite, Hash Suite Droid, and Johnny, the Openwall GUI frontend.
Sources
posture de sécurité
Niveau de risque : red
credential attack tooling.
Classificateur de risque
risque red · confiance élevé · escape-surveillance-offensive
Pourquoi
- credential attack tooling
Signaux
- override:john
Comportement d'installation
- Aucun hook post-install Homebrew n’est enregistré dans les métadonnées de formule.
- Les métadonnées de bottle Homebrew sont disponibles pour 8 plateformes.
Revue recommandée
Avant une utilisation sans surveillance par un agent, vérifiez si l'outil lit des identifiants en clair, écrit un état distant, publie des artefacts ou lance des plugins.
exécutables
Exécutables installés
| Commande | Type | Exposition | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
john | cli | exécutable global | |
unafs | cli | exécutable global | |
unique | cli | exécutable global | |
unshadow | cli | exécutable global |
fraîcheur
Version et fraîcheur
Ces signaux séparent l'âge de génération de la page, l'activité du gestionnaire de paquets et la comparaison avec les versions amont. Un retard de version n'est signalé que lorsqu'une URL de preuve et des versions comparables sont présentes.
page générée2026-07-25
version du gestionnaire1.9.0
gestionnaire mis à jour2026-06-19
données localesOK
amontnot checked
dernière version détectéenon détecté
https://www.openwall.com/john/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.openwall.com/john/confiance none
métadonnées d'installation
Métadonnées du paquet
| Clé du paquet | brew:john |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.0 |
| Gestionnaire de paquets | Homebrew |
| Page du gestionnaire de paquets | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/john |
| Page d'accueil | https://www.openwall.com/john/ |
| Dépôt | https://github.com/openwall/john |
| Docs amont | https://github.com/openwall/john |
| Licence | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Archive source | https://www.openwall.com/john/k/john-1.9.0.tar.xz |
| Dernière mise à jour | 2026-06-19T12:31:21-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bibliothèques fournies par macOS | libxcrypt |
| Bouteille | disponible (sur arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| post-install Homebrew | non défini |
| Service | aucun déclaré |
faits du registre
Détails de la base source
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | john |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Conflicts With |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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correspondances dans les bases sources
Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets
Les correspondances proviennent d’index externes de gestionnaires de paquets et restent séparées des liens de paquets Automic Vault locaux.
Debian apt95%
john 1.9.0-2
active password cracking tool
sudo apt install john- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 Dépendances
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
Debian apt95%
john-data 1.9.0-2
active password cracking tool - character sets
sudo apt install john-data- Section: admin
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: john
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
Nix95%
john
nix profile install nixpkgs#john- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
Ubuntu apt95%
john 1.9.0-2build1
active password cracking tool
sudo apt install john- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 Dépendances
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
Ubuntu apt95%
john-data 1.9.0-2build1
active password cracking tool - character sets
sudo apt install john-data- Section: admin
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: john
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
apk95%
john 1.9.0-r8
John the Ripper password cracker
sudo apk add john- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: john
- 1 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
apk95%
john-bash-completion 1.9.0-r8
Bash completions for john
sudo apk add john-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: john
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
apk95%
john-doc 1.9.0-r8
John the Ripper password cracker (documentation)
sudo apk add john-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: john
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
apk95%
john-zsh-completion 1.9.0-r8
Zsh completions for john
sudo apk add john-zsh-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: john
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
dnf95%
john 1.9.0-12.fc43
John the Ripper password cracker
sudo dnf install john- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: john
- 6 Dépendances
- 2 fournit
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
pacman95%
john 1.9.0.jumbo1-13
John the Ripper password cracker
sudo pacman -S john- License: GPL2 AND custom
- Architecture: x86_64
- 8 Dépendances
- 5 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
zypper95%
john 1.9.0-9.12
Utility to detect weak passwords
https://www.openwall.com/john/
sudo zypper install john- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Security
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: john
- 14 Dépendances
- 2 fournit
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
MacPorts95%
john
sudo port install john- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : John
dnf92%
unique 1.1.6-37.fc44
Single instance support for applications
http://www.gnome.org/~ebassi/source/
sudo dnf install unique- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: unique
- 19 Dépendances
- 2 fournit
- installed executable or alias match
- Correspondance par : Unique
dnf92%
unique-devel 1.1.6-37.fc44
Libraries and headers for Unique
http://www.gnome.org/~ebassi/source/
sudo dnf install unique-devel- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: unique
- 6 Dépendances
- 2 fournit
- installed executable or alias match
- Correspondance par : Unique
piste source
Généré depuis les données du dépôt
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Sources utilisées
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment