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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

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804611265

Length 168 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

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Ethical Hacking

Author (1):

James Leyte-Vidal

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

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

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Part 2: Collection and Cracking

In this part, we will dive into specific hash types and how to collect them, how to format them, and how to crack them. While this will not be an exhaustive treatment of hash types, we will cover some of the most prominent ones you may need to interact with, and the steps can be substituted for other hash types with some modifications.

This part has the following chapters:

Chapter 5, Windows and macOS Password Cracking
Chapter 6, Linux Password Cracking
Chapter 7, WPA/WPA2 Wireless Password Cracking
Chapter 8, WordPress, Drupal, and Webmin Password Cracking
Chapter 9, Password Vault Cracking
Chapter 10, Cryptocurrency Wallet Passphrase Cracking

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Authors (1)

James Leyte-Vidal

James Leyte-Vidal

James Leyte-Vidal is a 20-plus-year veteran of the computer security industry. After a self-taught career in IT, James worked on a computer security incident that changed his career trajectory to security. James consults independently and has worked for Fortune 100 companies in various roles, including security architecture, penetration testing, compliance, policy, and much more. James is also an instructor at the SANS Institute, a global provider of information security training, and a co-author of three SANS courses: SEC467: Social Engineering for Security Professionals, SEC556: IoT Penetration Testing, and SEC617: Wireless Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking. When not actively doing security work, James can often be found tinkering with hardware or spending time with his family.

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