Cracking Passwords on Linux Systems

CompTIA Security+ (SY601) Domains:
Domain 1.0: Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities

CompTIA Security+ (SY601) Objectives:
Objective 1.4: Given a scenario, analyze potential indicators associated with network attacks

Overview

In this lab, you will be conducting password-cracking techniques using various tools to crack passwords in Linux, Windows, and the /etc/shadow file in Linux. 

outcomes

In this lab you will learn to:

  1. Crack Linux passwords.
  2. Crack Windows passwords.
  3. Obtain and crack Linux /etc/shadow.
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