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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
Wordlist Wrap-up
In this chapter we covered wordlists, how to find them, or how to create your own. Wordlists are a major part of password cracking so it is good to master using them. Most modern passwords that you will run into are normally a combination of a name, numbers and symbol(s). I heavily use the Ignis lists when cracking passwords. I use the Hashcat Combinator tool to combine the smaller Ignis lists. The other wordlists I use extensively are the Facebook First and Last name lists. These are wordlists of usernames from a Facebook dump. Both of these are rather large for using the Combinator tool with, but combining them with the smaller Ignis lists or with a numbers lists is also highly effective.
Before we move on to using our wordlists with cracking tools to crack hashes, it’s important to understand what a hash is and what different types of hashes exist. We will cover this in the next chapter!