Introduction
Password cracking is the process of recovering passwords from data that has been stored in an encrypted or hashed format. Kali Linux provides a wide range of tools for password cracking. In this guide, we will discuss some of the most commonly used password cracking tools in Kali Linux.
Tools
- John the Ripper
- John the Ripper is a powerful tool for password cracking and recovery.
- To use John the Ripper, open the terminal and type “john [file name]”.
- John the Ripper will attempt to crack the password from the file and provide the password if successful.
- Hydra
- Hydra is a tool for brute-force password cracking.
- To use Hydra, open the terminal and type “hydra -l [username] -P [password list] [target URL]”.
- Hydra will attempt to crack the password by trying all possible combinations of the passwords in the password list.
- Hashcat
- Hashcat is a tool for password cracking and recovery.
- To use Hashcat, open the terminal and type “hashcat -m [hash mode] [hash file] [wordlist file]”.
- Hashcat will attempt to crack the password from the hash file using the words in the wordlist file.
Conclusion
In this guide, we’ve discussed some of the most commonly used password cracking tools in Kali Linux. These tools can be used to recover passwords from encrypted or hashed data. It’s important to use these tools ethically and legally, and only with the permission of the owner of the system being tested.
