This is the simplest and clearest way: if a user’s password is, say,qwerty12345, then it’s stored on the company server asqwerty12345. If a data breach occurs, the hacker needs only enter the password with the corresponding username to log in. That is, of course, if there’s no t...
SFTPis a secure file transfer protocol that provides file access, file transfer and file management features over Secure Shell protocol. BecauseSSHuses encryption while transferring files over the network from one computer to another computer andSSHFScomes with built-in FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)...
A CrackMe is simply a computer program which is created specifically so that people can try to bypass its security mechanisms and obtain the correct password or serial number. CrackMes were popular well before CTF contests became popular. In this way, coders could use creative approaches to softwa...
At this point, I did not use these last two methods as they were very time consuming. I rather found a better one usingKoreLogic's RulesforJohn the Ripperby piping the output of John the Ripper to oclHashcat-plus. As I mentioned, oclHashcat-plus is able to crack passwords up to 15...