Password Cracking

Password cracking is a fundamental hacking and digital forensics skill. Nearly every system is authenticated by the traditional username and password and even if two-factor authentication is used, one is usually a password.​

Cracking passwords can take many forms. See my article on password-cracking strategies before you embark upon password cracking. It will likely save you significant amounts of time.​

1. Password Cracking Strategies​

2. Cracking Online Passwords with THC-Hydra and Burp Suite​

3. Cracking Passwords Off-Line with hashcat​

4. Creating a Custom Wordlist with crunch​

5. Web Form Authentication Cracking with BurpSuite​

6. Creating a Domain Specific Wordlist with ceWL​

7. How Elliot of Mr. Robot cracks Everyone’s Password​

8. Using pipal to Determine Common Password Patterns​