Password Cracking

Linux hash cracking

Chapter 10 of 10 · Password Cracking 100%

🐧 Linux runs 5000+ rounds of SHA-512 by default, making brute force 1000x slower than NTLM. Can you still crack /etc/shadow?

Linux hashes are slow by design, but weak passwords still fall. You'll parse /etc/shadow fields, run unshadow to merge passwd data, then crack SHA-512 and yescrypt hashes with John the Ripper and hashcat before your next pentest report is due. 🐧

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