Free

Password Cracking

In this hands-on lab, you will learn the basics of password cracking. You will practice using Hashcat to crack passwords using both brute force and dictionary-based techniques.

1
10
M
Time
Intermediate
difficulty
1
ceu/cpe

Course Content

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Course Description

Upon completing this lab, you should be able to:

  • Define password cracking.
  • Define password salting.
  • Identify types of password cracking techniques.
  • Use Hashcat to crack a password using brute force mode.
  • Use Hashcat to crack a password using dictionary mode.
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Instructed by

Senior Instructor
Garret Donaldson

Security enthusiast and seasoned lab architect.

Provider
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Certification Body
Certificate of Completion

Complete this entire course to earn a Password Cracking Certificate of Completion