Password cracking is the process of recovering
passwords from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer
system.The purpose of password cracking might be to help a user recover a
forgotten password , to gain unauthorized access to a system, or as a
preventive measure by system administrators to check for easily crackable
passwords. What are the Common Methods? 1. Guessing Easy Passwords can be
sometimes guessed by people. These include most common passwords like
Thepersons name, D.O.B, QWERTY, 123456, mobile number etc. 2. Bruteforcing Many
password cracker use this method to crack passwords. This method involves a
software repeatedly trying out different combinations for logging into the
system (or account). 3. Dictionary Attack This method involves use of long
lists of commonly used password lists or Username assword combos or Wordlists
for assisting Bruteforce. The software uses the data provided in this Sheet
(text) to login to the system. 4. Social Engineering This method involves
interaction with the slave (or so told yet to be slave). In this method the
Hacker asks the person many questions casually in a mindset to make him blurt
out his password or atleast give a clue of it. Suggestions to Prevent your
password from getting cracked * Using Alphabets , Numerals , Symbols in your
passwords. * Encrypting your passwords with Hashes like MD5. * Installing a
Captcha to stop bots. These are a just few common methods. Tools Required to
Crack Passwords Password Cracking Softwares: * Brutus (Bruteforcer) * John the
Ripper (Bruteforcer) * Aircrack (Wifi-WEP/WPA Cracking Tool) * Cain and Abel
(All In One) * THC Hydra (Bruteforcer) * L0phtcrack (Hash Cracker) * Airsnort
(WEP Encryption Cracking Tool) * Solarwinds (Traffic Monitoring) * PwDump
(Windows Password Recovery Tool) * Rainbow Crack (Hash Cracker) Ultimate
Password List (Dictionary) * Rockyou (Most Preferred) * PHPbb * Myspace * Hak5
* Hotmail * Faith Writers * Elite Hackers * 500 Worst Passwords .
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