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Ethical Password Cracking

You're reading from   Ethical Password Cracking Decode passwords using John the Ripper, hashcat, and advanced methods for password breaking

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804611265
Length 168 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Introduction and Setup
2. Chapter 1: Password Storage: Math, Probability, and Complexity FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Why Crack When OSINT Will Do? 4. Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Password Cracking Environment 5. Chapter 4: John and Hashcat Rules 6. Part 2: Collection and Cracking
7. Chapter 5: Windows and macOS Password Cracking 8. Chapter 6: Linux Password Cracking 9. Chapter 7: WPA/WPA2 Wireless Password Cracking 10. Chapter 8: WordPress, Drupal, and Webmin Password Cracking 11. Chapter 9: Password Vault Cracking 12. Chapter 10: Cryptocurrency Wallet Passphrase Cracking 13. Part 3: Conclusion
14. Chapter 11: Protections against Password Cracking Attacks 15. Index 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this book, we have introduced you to the concepts of passwords, how they can and should be stored, and various common implementations of passwords so you can recover them if you need to. You have learned how to install cracking tools, as well as when to avoid leveraging cracking tools by using techniques such as OSINT to recover passwords instead. You have also learned how to approach some common use cases of password storage, how to access password hashes, and how to start recovering those passwords. As we have seen though, our success will be dependent on how the original password was constructed, as well as how it was stored. These skills were discussed to allow you to try and retrieve passwords when necessary, to either allow for recovery of important data or information targeted in a penetration-testing/red-team scenario.

However, it is important that both users and systems protect their passwords appropriately to limit the possibility of compromise by unauthorized...

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