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Product Details

- Specifications
- Algorithm Support

- Product Brief (PDF)

- Performance Flyer (PDF)

- Scalability Flyer (PDF)

- Host Computer Selection Guidelines (PDF)

Breakthrough Performance

Tableau's TACC1441 sets the new standard in password recovery performance. Working in conjunction with software from the established leader in password recovery, AccessData, Tableau's TACC1441 delivers unprecedented password attack rates.

The chart below graphs passwords-per-second when running AccessData's PRTK (Password Recovery Toolkit) on three different platforms: a common Pentium IV, a brand-new Intel Core2 Quadcore, and the same Quadcore with one TACC1441 accelerator.

WinRAR, PGP, and WinZip are widely used file formats which present enormous challenges for password recovery software running on traditional processing platforms.

As the chart shows, the TACC1441 accelerates each of these algorithms by a factor of 6x - 30x compared to the un-accelerated processors. And that's just one TACC1441... Several TACC1441 units can be connected to a single host to boost performance even further!

Need Faster Performance? Use Multiple Accelerators!

Do you need even faster performance than the 6x - 30x gain offered by a single TACC1441? If so, you can gang multiple TACC1441 accelerators together on a single computer!

The next chart illustrates the benefit of using multiple Tableau TACC1441 accelerators with a single host computer, in this case, a Pentium Core2 Quadcore. for each additional TACC1441 unit there is roughly a linear increase in performance for many widely used encrypted file formats, such as WinZip and PGP. In certain cases, the benefits extend even to file formats like WinRAR!

If you are familiar with dictionary-based password attacks like WinZip, you are accustomed to seeing rates of 1,000 - 3,000 passwords per second on Pentium IV computers, maybe 20k+ passwords per second on a mid-size AccessData DNA cluster. Today we have single CPUs with four TACC1441 accelerators running in excess of 250,000 passwords per second!

TACC1441 (Internal) Front Elevated
TACC1441 (Internal) Front Elevated
TACC1441 (Internal) Back
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TACC1441 (Internal) L-R Angle
TACC1441 (Internal) L-R Angle
TACC1441 (External) Front
TACC1441 (External) Front
   

RACK A TACC DECRYPTION

Rack-A-TACC Rack Mounted Password Decryption Device

Rack-A-TACC units integrate four accelerators into a single 2U chassis controlled by a quad core host computer with optimized I/O channels. This design allows the appliance to be used as an individual stand alone system for breaking passwords or to be integrated into a distributed network for increased scalability and performance.

Use Multiple Accelerators for Faster Performance

Taking advantage of the scalability of the Tableau 1441 accelerators, the Rack-A-TACC is a modular building block for decryption. Running the AccessData Password Recovery Toolkit (PRTK) or Distributed Network Attack (DNA) a single Rack-A-TACC can provide 24x to 180x performance gain over a stand alone quad core computer system. Rack-A-TACC units can be configured in a DNA Rack-A-TACC Rack Mounted Password Decryption Devicecluster to further increase decryption capabilities. As an example, the DNA cluster pictured to the right (comprised of 10 Rack-A-TACC units) processes WinZip9 passwords at speeds of 2,500,000 passwords a second. This performance gain makes it possible to analyze files once thought to be too time consuming to be examined. A typical quad core 2.4ghz computer can process approximately 400 Office 2007 passwords a second. Using a single Rack-A-TACC unit increases performance to 10,500 passwords a second. Multiple Rack-A-TACC units configured to work together in a DNA cluster as pictured produce speeds of approximately 105,000 Office 2007 passwords per second. Each additional Rack-A-TACC unit provides a corresponding linear increase in performance. This linear relationship allows a decryption solution to be designed to meet most all needs.

 

 

 

Rack-A-TACC Baseline Specifications

- 2U Rack Mounted Chassis With 460 Watt ATX Power Supply
- Quad Core Motherboard with Intel® Q965 GMCH & 82801HB ICH8DO975X Chipset and 1066/800/533 MHz Front Side Bus
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU (Quad Processor), 2.40 Ghz, 1066 Mhz FSB
- 4 GB DDR2-800 Dual Channel Memory
- Intel® Q965 GMCH Integrated GMA 3000 Graphics Controller with dual display output (VGA & DVI)
- 10/100/1000 Mbs Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter
- High Definition Audio Controller
- 4 port, 3.0 Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) Controller
- 2 USB 2.0/1.x Ports
- Dual Channel FireWire 800 Controller for Optimized FireWire Performance
- One 500Gb 7200 RPM 3.0 Gb/s SATA Hard Drive (Internal System Drive)
- Software Windows XP Pro
- Four Tableau TACC 1441 Accelerators (two per FireWire Channel