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Password Cracking: Brute Forcing
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Password Cracking: Brute Forcing

Password Cracking Techniques
Created byPeter A
Last updated 10/2022
English
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What you'll learn

  • Cracking vs Guessing
  • How to crack ZIP files
  • How to crack Services
  • How to do Password Spraying

Course content

1 section • 7 lectures • 37m total length

  • Introduction5:13

    Explore Kali Linux for password cracking, using virtualization or direct installation. Learn to run hacking tools, set up virtual machines, and boot from usb or live iso.

  • Password Cracking versus Guessing4:14

    Learn how attackers use automated password cracking with word lists to gain access, compare cracking to guessing, and explore tools like John the Ripper and Hydra.

  • Password Lists6:10

    Discover how hackers exploit password lists (default, weak, and leaked passwords) to automatically test access, using sources like crt.net, default password info, checklists, Kali Linux, and the rock word lists.

  • Generate Lists7:05

    Generate password lists using crunch, a terminal tool, via a key space technique with numbers, characters, and symbols, saving output with -O.

  • Crack Password Protected ZIP file4:03

    Crack a password protected zip file by generating a hash with zip2john and using a word list in Kali Linux to recover the password.

  • Crack Network Services (FTP)5:38

    Learn to use Hydra for online password attacks against network services like ftp, ssh, and http, testing a username with a password list to crack logins.

  • Password Spraying5:31

    Explore password spray attacks that test a common password across many usernames to expose weak passwords, using username and password lists with Hydra on multiple protocols.

Requirements

  • No prior knowledge required

Description

Password attacks are a common way to break into systems, so you need to understand the types of tools available and how they work. Kali Linux is an operating system and there are many tools to perform such attacks.

Weak passwords are still a huge problem in the security world. Users must set strong passwords to restrict access to data by anonymous users. Even a 6-digit PIN is not secure enough and can be brute-forced within an hour. A rule of thumb for passwords is that it should be longer (more than 9 words) and contain different or multiple letters+numbers+special characters.

Hydra is a pre-installed tool in Kali Linux to enforce usernames and passwords for various services such as FTP, ssh, Telnet, MS SQL, etc. Brute force can be used to identify different usernames and passwords against a target with the correct credentials. It is a command line tool that you will learn to use in this course.

In this course you will learn how to crack passwords using Kali Linux.  Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing. It does this by providing common tools, configurations, and automation's.

This is a beginners course, you don't need advanced knowledge but you should have already Kali Linux at hands.


Who this course is for:

  • Beginner Ethical Hackers

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