Password cracking is the process of recovering
passwords from data that has been stored in or
transmitted by a computer system.The purpose
of password cracking might be to help a user
recover a forgotten password , to gain
unauthorized access to a system, or as a preventive measure by system administrators to
check for easily crackable passwords.
What are the Common Methods?
1. Guessing Easy Passwords can be sometimes guessed by
people. These include most common passwords
like The persons name, D.O.B, QWERTY, 123456,
etc.
2. Bruteforcing
Many password cracker use this method to crack
passwords. This method involves a software
repeatedly trying out different combinations for
logging into the system (or account).
3. Dictionary Attack
This method involves use of long lists of
commonly used password lists or Username assword combos or Wordlists for assisting
Bruteforce. The software uses the data provided
in this Sheet (text) to login to the system.
4. Social Engineering
This method involves interaction with the slave
(or so told yet to be slave). In this method the
Hacker asks the person many questions casually
in a mindset to make him blurt out his password
or atleast give a clue of it.
Suggestions to Prevent your password from
getting cracked
* Using Alphabets , Numerals , Symbols in your
passwords.
* Encrypting your passwords with Hashes like
MD5.
* Installing a Captcha to stop bots. These are a just few common methods.
Tools Required to Crack Passwords
Password Cracking Softwares:
* Brutus (Bruteforcer)
* John the Ripper (Bruteforcer)
* Aircrack (Wifi-WEP/WPA Cracking Tool)
* Cain and Abel (All In One)
* THC Hydra (Bruteforcer)
* L0phtcrack (Hash Cracker)
* Airsnort (WEP Encryption Cracking Tool)
* Solarwinds (Traffic Monitoring)
* PwDump (Windows Password Recovery Tool)
* Rainbow Crack (Hash Cracker)
Ultimate Password List (Dictionary)
* Rockyou (Most Preferred)
* PHPbb
* Myspace
* Hak5
* Hotmail
* Faith Writers
* Elite Hackers
* 500 Worst Passwords
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