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Password Cracking with Kali Linux

By : Daniel W. Dieterle
Book Image

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
PACK - Password Analysis and Cracking Kit 
Tool Author: Peter Kacherginsky (iphelix)
Lastly, let’s take a quick look at a couple other useful password tools. PACK is a collection of tools for advanced password analysis and cracking. PACK makes it very easy to analyze statistics and create masks and rules. 
     git clone https://github.com/iphelix/pack.git
Analyzing a cracked wordlist for patterns and statistics:
     python2 statsgen.py crackedwl.txt
You can use the tools from the PACK kit to creating masks from wordlists:
     statsgen.py crackedwl.txt -o crackedwl.masks
     maskgen.py crackedwl.masks --occurrence -q -o crackedwl.hcmask
(You can also use, “--targettime” to limit cracking times)
You now have a file that contains cracking masks for hashcat:
This returns a huge number of masks, and as you can see...