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Outsourcing password cracking to the graphics card..

techguy · 2007-12-04 07:32:12

As seen here: < http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/24/elcomsoft_uses_geforce8_for_password_crack/ > I am just curious has this card been released to the public yet? and if so is this card the kind they are reffering to in the article above? http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=327331 Also,This is only the tip of the…

04-12-2007 7:32am

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As seen here:
< http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/24/elcomsoft_uses_geforce8_for_password_crack/ >

I am just curious has this card been released to the public yet? and if so is this card the kind they are reffering to in the article above?

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=327331

Also,This is only the tip of the iceberg could there be lot's more different applications to follow??

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#2 04-12-2007 11:39am

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Yeah it is, although an 8800GT is probably better value now. Folding at home and the likes have been using graphics cards to accelerate processing work units for ages now as well, although I think they were only using ATI/AMD cards.

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