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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
Bonus Chapter
Lab Setup and Installing VMs
This is a Bonus Chapter from my “Basic Security Testing with Kali Linux, 4th Edition” book. Replicated here to help those who aren’t familiar with setting up VM’s. But also, to give the readers a taste of the Basic Kali book. If you enjoyed this book, check out the rest of my “Security Testing with Kali Linux” series – along with this and the Basic book, it also includes “Advanced Security Testing with Kali Linux” and “Security Testing with Raspberry Pi, 2nd Edition”
In this chapter we will cover a lab setup for the book. I used basically the same lab setup type that I have used in all my previous books - a complete virtual lab setup on one host system, with a couple optional systems when needed. As mentioned in the introduction, I wanted to keep this setup simple and as cost affordable as possible. Setting up our testing lab using virtual machines (VMs) makes it very...