Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA) vs. John the Ripper

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Black Duck is a software composition analysis tool acquired and now supported by Synopsys since 2017.N/A
John the Ripper
Score 8.0 out of 10
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John the Ripper is a penetration testing tool used to find and crack weak passwords.N/A
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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Support Rating
8.2
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Synopsys
If you are using a lot of open-source libraries, which is most likely, this is a must-have to ensure no known vulnerabilities slip into production
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Open Source
It is best suited in those environments where complexity is not the key. We've used it fairly extensively in our UNIX to find weak UNIX passwords and in Windows environments too. It's very easy to get hold of as it is essentially Open Source, although a paid version is now available and we are thinking of looking at this proposition in-depth to see if it is viable. We found it easy to install and deploy across our systems. Patching was fairly regular, so we always had the latest version. It holds its own against DES and Blowfish encryption algorithms among many others.
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Pros
Synopsys
  • Quick inventory scan: Black Duck helps us scan the code repositories in no time. And quickly list the components and I now really know what is in my code.
  • Security and License risk management: Black Duck being rich in its knowledge base about the vulnerabilities and license issues of open source components, quickly compares the identified inventory to the Black Duck knowledge base and lists all the vulnerabilities and license issues in the code.
  • Integration for automatic scanning: Black Duck is part of devops which provides us automatic scanning. Black Duck is not just for devops but also SecOps.
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Open Source
  • Easily finds plantect passwords.
  • Simply detects passwords hashes.
  • Has a fully bespoke cracker that can be modified to users requirements.
  • Excellent for UNIX and Windows usage.
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Cons
Synopsys
  • License model based on usage is costly.
  • Documentation is extensive, but often confusing.
  • Black Duck Hub could use some feature improvements for more robust governance capabilities
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Open Source
  • It needs to be modified to be able to break SHA 256, 512 and the lastest hashes.
  • Can be slow and wildly against the lastest hashes.
  • Require admin access to set up account.
  • Old and is being superseded by better applications.
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Support Rating
Synopsys
Support seems very responsive.
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Open Source
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Alternatives Considered
Synopsys
Black Duck is an obvious choice, with its versatility, integration, best enterprise support and on top of the list the knowledge base Black Duck has. Vega or Grabber also scans the application and tells about vulnerabilities. But it can never be compared with the feature set of Black Duck. Black Duck can also generate reports.
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Open Source
'John the Ripper' being open source was free to use, whereas the others had to be paid for. It was very simple to install and runs against many hundreds of hashes and crypts. It is always developing thanks to large communities on GitHub.
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Return on Investment
Synopsys
  • It is hard to measure ROI since Black Duck Hub saves us from costly legal battles that have thankfully never had to happen.
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Open Source
  • Helped us achieve initial Password Auditor goals and targets.
  • Simple and cheap to deploy, so have saved greatly compared to paid for products.
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ScreenShots

Black Duck Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Screenshots

Screenshot of Black Duck helps you find and fix your highest-priority vulnerabilitiesScreenshot of Use Black Duck to comply with open source license obligations and to verify compliance with all open source license  termsScreenshot of Black Duck automatically creates tickets in your activity tracking applications like Jira for both policy violations and vulnerabilitiesScreenshot of Black Duck's vulnerability ImpactAnalysis indicates whether a vulnerability is actually being called by your applicationScreenshot of The Black Duck security advisory gives the information you need to address security risks and make the fixScreenshot of Black Duck generates a Bill of Materials which gives you a complete and detailed inventory of all open source identified in your codebase