Advanced Hash Cracking Techniques
This is a series of articles where I will cover the following topics:
- GPU based Cracking using Open CL hashcat.
- Amazon EC2 Cloud Computing for Cracking Hashes.
- Pushing the envelope with JTR
The intended readers for this article are users who are familiar and well versed with the process of hash cracking using tools like JTR/Hashcat/Passwords Pro.
This article is not going to cover the basics of hash
I decided to blog about an overview of few methods and concepts I used for cracking hashes during DEFCON 2011, Crack Me If You Can. It felt good to win the contest and as a takeaway, there is a need to push the envelope of cracking hashes.
In this post, I will talk about JTR.
You are all familiar with JTR if you've been cracking hashes for quite sometime. I wanted to draw attention to certain features of JTR which will help you gain a better grasp at how it works and
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