hashcat

• password cracking besty

• hashcat -m 0 -a 0 hash.txt wordlist.txt

• hashcat: This is the main command to run the Hashcat program (on Windows, use hashcat.exe).

• -m 0: This is the option for the hash type. In this case, 0 represents MD5. The value here would change depending on the hash type you are trying to crack. For instance, -m 1000 would be used for NTLM hashes.

• -a 0: This is the attack mode. In this case, 0 stands for "straight" mode, a dictionary attack.

  • modes:

    • 0 is straight

    • 3 brute force (mask)

• hash.txt: This file contains the hash or hashes you're trying to crack. It should be a text file with one hash per line.

• wordlist.txt: This is your dictionary or list of potential passwords. Like the hash file, this should be a text file with one entry per line.

• hashcat -m 0 -a 0 hash.txt 'SKY-HQNT-?d?d?d?d'

  • try all pwd that start with SKY-HQNT- and end with 4 digit num

  • ?l = abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

  • ?u = ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

  • ?d = 0123456789

  • ?h = 0123456789abcdef

  • ?H = 0123456789ABCDEF

  • ?s = «space»!"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_{|}~`

  • ?a = ?l?u?d?s

  • ?b = 0x00 - 0xff