swap_digger

swap_digger performs an automated analysis of the Linux swap file and can retrieve artifacts such as system passwords, usernames, form credentials, and even Wi-Fi information, such as the SSID and perhaps even passwords if they are stored in the swap file.

Installing and using swap_digger

Let's now clone and install swap_digger in Kali Linux:

1. Change directories to the desktop in the Terminal and clone swap_digger to the desktop by typing in: git clone https://github.com/sevagas/swap_digger.git.

   The preceding gitclone command clones and installs swap_digger:

   Figure 8.31 – Installing swap_digger in Kali Linux

2. Change to the swap_digger directory by typing in cd swap_digger. Type in the following two commands to start swap_digger:

   chmod +x swap_digger.sh
   sudo ./swap_digger.sh –vx

   swap_digger will run after typing in the preceding commands, as in the following output:

   Figure 8.32 – Configuring permissions of swap_digger

3. swap_digger...