5 docs tagged with "password-cracking"

Hands-on guide to Hashcat — GPU-accelerated password recovery tool. Covers installation, attack modes (dictionary, mask, combinator), rule usage, tuning, hash formats, performance tips, and safe lab exercises.

Practical guide to THC Hydra — a fast, flexible network login cracker. Learn installation, common attack modes (SSH, FTP, HTTP forms), command examples, tuning, defenses, and safe lab exercises.

Practical guide to John the Ripper — installation, workflows (identification → wordlist → rules → incremental), common commands, hash formats, and safe hands-on labs.

Hands-on lab to practice password auditing using John the Ripper, Hashcat, and Hydra — safe setup, datasets, attack strategies, GPU tuning, and reporting guidance.

Curated list of essential cybersecurity tools organized by category: reconnaissance, exploitation, scanning, monitoring, forensics, password cracking, cloud security, and developer/CI tooling. Includes quick install tips, example commands, and best-practice notes.