In cryptanalysis, password cracking can be defined as the process of recovering the cleartext passphrase by using its hash counterpart. Passwords are part of our daily lives; we use them in almost everything we do. As the security of systems has developed by looking at various ways to encrypt passwords, so have the tools that can crack them.
In this chapter, you will benefit from taking a look at how passwords have become part of our everyday lives. You will gain skills in finding, building, and customizing wordlists. You will learn how to leverage wordlists and use them in various password cracking tools within Kali Linux. You will gain an understanding of the various tools, and when and how they can be used in a penetration test.
As you progress through the chapter, you will learn the following:
- Introduction to password attacks
- Working with wordlists...
