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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
CeWL
Tool Author: Robin Wood
CeWL is a great tool for creating company related or theme-based wordlists. Many times, a user will create a password using words that relate to where they work or what they do. CeWL crawls a target website and builds a custom wordlist file using words found on the site.
     CeWL is no longer installed by default, but just type “cewl” to install.
To use CeWL, provide the options that you want and the target URL. For example, if we wanted to spider the website, “cyberarms.wordpress.com”, to a depth of 1 layer (-d 1) pull any words six characters or longer (-m 6) and save it as “cyberarms.txt”, we would use the following command:
     cewl -w cyberarms.txt -d 1 -m 6 https://cyberarms.wordpress.com/
CeWL crawls the target website and creates a wordlist with the terms that meet our criteria. The resultant text file might...