Cracking
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cracking may refer to:
- Cracking, the formation of a fracture or partial fracture in a solid material
- Cracking (chemistry), the decomposition of complex organic molecules into smaller ones
- Cracking joints, the practice of manipulating one's bone joints to make a sharp sound
- Cracking codes, see cryptanalysis
In computing:
- Password cracking, the process of discovering the plaintext of an encrypted computer password
- System cracking or security cracking, the defeating of security devices in computer networks
- Software cracking, the defeating of software copy protection
