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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
Automating Password Attacks with Hydra
Tool Authors: Van Hauser, Roland Kessler
Brute force tools automate the task of using cracked accounts against services. Hydra is a brute force attack program that takes a user list & password list and tries different combinations of them to attack server services. If we make a text file with the usernames and another with the passwords that we acquired above, we can feed them to a program like Hydra.
Create the following two text files (Users, Passwords) enter the values we recovered from the password file and save them in the Kali Home directory:
Users:
     msfadmin
     sys
     klog
     service
     postgres
     user
Passwords:
     msfadmin
     batman
     1234567898...