Office Password Cracker

Practice what you learn in this chapter! This dedicated lab gives you a real vulnerable server to legally exploit using the exact techniques from this chapter.

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Password CrackingOffice SecurityHash ExtractionJohn the RipperHashcat

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📊 Office 97-2003 uses weak RC4 that cracks instantly, but modern Office uses AES-256 with PBKDF2. Which will you face on a pentest?

Not all Office encryption is equal. Legacy .doc files use RC4 that falls in seconds, while .docx uses 100k rounds of PBKDF2. You'll run office2john, identify the encryption tier, and choose the right hashcat mode for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 📋

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Password Cracking

Office Password Cracker

📊 Office 97-2003 uses weak RC4 that cracks instantly, but modern Office uses AES-256 with PBKDF2. Which will you face on a pentest?

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