macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install johnlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install johnMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/john/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add johnAlpine Linux edge package indexes · john · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install johnFedora Rawhide package metadata · john · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#johnnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/jo/john/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S johnArch Linux sync databases · john · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install johnopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · john · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
软件包摘要
Featureful UNIX password cracker
历史
项目历史与用法
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.
项目历史
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.
采用历史
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.
使用方式
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.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
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.
时间线
- 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.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：red
credential attack tooling.
风险分类器
red 风险 · 高 置信度 · escape-surveillance-offensive
原因
- credential attack tooling
信号
- override:john
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 8 个平台目标。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
john | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
unafs | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
unique | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
unshadow | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本1.9.0
管理器更新时间2026-06-19
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
https://www.openwall.com/john/
- 信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.openwall.com/john/none 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:john |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 1.9.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/john |
| 主页 | https://www.openwall.com/john/ |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/openwall/john |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/openwall/john |
| 许可证 | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://www.openwall.com/john/k/john-1.9.0.tar.xz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-06-19T12:31:21-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| macOS 提供的库 | libxcrypt |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | john |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Conflicts With |
|
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
john 1.9.0-2
active password cracking tool
sudo apt install john- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：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
- 匹配方式：John
Nix95%
john
nix profile install nixpkgs#john- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：John
Ubuntu apt95%
john 1.9.0-2build1
active password cracking tool
sudo apt install john- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：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
- 匹配方式：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 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：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
- 匹配方式：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
- 匹配方式：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
- 匹配方式：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 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：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 依赖
- 5 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：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 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：John
MacPorts95%
john
sudo port install john- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：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 依赖
- 2 提供
- installed executable or alias match
- 匹配方式：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 依赖
- 2 提供
- installed executable or alias match
- 匹配方式：Unique
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- 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