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Password Cracking with Kali Linux

By : Daniel W. Dieterle
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Password Cracking with Kali Linux

By: Daniel W. Dieterle

Overview of this book

Unlock the secrets of Windows password security with "Password Cracking with Kali Linux," your essential guide to navigating password-cracking techniques. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to Windows security fundamentals, arming you with the knowledge and tools for effective ethical hacking. The course begins with a foundational understanding of password security, covering prerequisites, lab setup, and an overview of the journey ahead. You'll explore Kerberoasting, tools like Rubeus, Mimikatz, and various attack methods, providing a solid base for understanding password vulnerabilities. The course focuses on practical applications of password cracking, including wordlist generation using tools like Crunch and Hashcat, and exploring various attack strategies. You'll delve into John the Ripper and Hashcat functionalities, learning to identify hash types and crack complex passwords efficiently. The course wraps up with advanced techniques in Linux password cracking and defense strategies. You'll gain insights into creating leaderboards, achievements, and monetizing games, equipping you with skills to not just crack passwords but also secure systems effectively.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Password Cracking with Kali Linux
2
Dedication
3
About the Author
4
Thank You
5
Contents
Cracking NTLM passwords
There is nothing like hands on learning, so let’s crack some hashes! We will take a list of hashes and copy them into a text file. And then we will crack them using Hashcat and a dictionary file. Again, I will be showing the commands run in Kali Linux, but the commands are identical in Windows.
      Open your favorite text editor and copy in the following NTLM Hashes:
a4f49c406510bdcab6824ee7c30fd852
2e4dbf83aa056289935daea328977b20
d144986c6122b1b1654ba39932465528
4a8441c8b2b55ee3ef6465c83f01aa7b
259745cb123a52aa2e693aaacca2db52
d5e2155516f1d7228302b90afd3cd539
5835048ce94ad0564e29a924a03510ef
b963c57010f218edc2cc3c229b5e4d0f
f773c5db7ddebefa4b0dae7ee8c50aea
5d05e3883afc84f1842f8b1c6d895fa4
6afd63afaebf74211010f02ba62a1b3e
43fccfa6bae3d14b26427c26d00410ef
27c0555ea55ecfcdba01c022681dda3f
9439b142f202437a55f7c52f6fcf82d3
      Save them in the Kali Home directory as a file called “...