To understand how rainbow tables work, you first have to understand how passwords are stored on computers, whether on your own desktop, or on a remote web server somewhere. No, not the kind of rainbows I have as my desktop background. Why is Ophcrack so fast? Because it uses Rainbow Tables. The Geekwisdom password strength meter rates it 'mediocre'. The Microsoft password strength checker rates it 'strong'. Most people would consider that password fairly secure. How fast? It can crack the password 'Fgpyyih804423' in 160 seconds. The multi-platform password cracker Ophcrack is incredibly fast.
