• Online, Self-Paced
In Password Cracking Tool Fundamentals, Dustin Parry takes you through different aspects of securing passwords and techniques deployed to crack passwords. These techniques can be deployed by IT technicians to check the password strengths, and it can be used by pentesters and attackers alike.

Learning Objectives

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of Password cracking, and the various tools and techniques associated with beginner level password cracking. Various techniques like hashing, salting, peppering and encrypting passwords for secure storage are discussed. Insight into various tools like John the ripper, Cain and Abel are also given, which are used to crack passwords in real time. Best practices for securing passwords are discussed, which will help organizations to deploy industrial standard Password policies.

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

  • Exploitation Analysis

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.