Tag: Cracking
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Hashcat vs John the Ripper (JTR)
Hashcat and John the Ripper are both popular tools for password cracking. Both have pros and cons, and in this article, we will review some of them. Quick list If you don’t feel like looking through everything here are the main points. Hashcat Pros: Cons: John the Ripper Pros: Cons: Personal Reviews These are my experiences with both.…
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Speed Up WPA Handshake Cracking With Keyspace Attacks
WPA handshakes are great but they’re useless if you can’t get a password from them. Most people use dictionary attacks or brute force for short passwords. A keyspace attack is similar to both. By analyzing known default passwords we can reverse engineer the password generation process, making it easier to guess the password. For example,…