You may wonder what a hash is and how adversaries exploit hashes to crack passwords. Learn how they do it and then practice doing it yourself in this Password Cracking 101 course, which is perfect for both Red Teamers who are learning privilege escalation and Blue Teamers who are learning how to audit password strength.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand password cracking concepts
- Understand hashing concepts
- Identify hash types
- Crack a password hash
- Understand how to mitigate the risk of their passwords being cracked
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Specialty Areas
- Cyber Operations
- Exploitation Analysis
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