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Passwords are the first line of defense for most computer systems and online accounts. A strong, complex password can help thwart hackers and unauthorized access. However, many users choose weak, easy-to-guess passwords that provide little security. Password cracking tools, like John the Ripper, are designed to break into weak passwords. These tools use a variety …
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John The Ripper – A one stop password audit tool for various formats John is a state of the art offline password cracking tool. John was better known as John The Ripper(JTR) combines many forms of password crackers into one single tool. It automatically detects the type of password & tries to crack them with …
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Lab 2: Test the complexity of a Windows System, Cracking Windows hashes using Johnny When cracking Windows passwords if LM hashing is not disabled, two hashes are stored in the SAM database. SAM is Security Accounts Manager. It stores the LM & NTLM hashes in an encrypted form. So first we have to decrypt or …
