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SkillSoft Explore Course

Certification     EC-Council     Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)     Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v11

Passwords are a part of many of today's authentication systems and are therefore prone to attack. In this course, you'll investigate common attack methods and tools used to defeat passwords. You'll examine how hackers are able to obtain and decrypt a user's password, including tools and techniques used to procure encrypted passwords and cracking tools used to uncover the original password data. Finally, you'll learn about common password cracking enhancement techniques aimed to decrease the amount of time and increase the success rate when attempting to crack passwords. This course is one in a series that helps to prepare you for the Certified Ethical Hacker v11 (312-50) exam.



Objectives

CEH v11: Passwords Attacks, Extraction & Cracking

  • identify tools used to perform an online passive password attack
  • recognize the difference between non-technical and technical password attacks
  • recognize the tools used to perform an offline password attack
  • identify a tool you can use to capture the Windows password hashes
  • identify tools used to crack password hashes
  • recognize how to capture password hashes from live traffic
  • recognize techniques to capture the password hashes in Linux
  • identify how to create rules in John the Ripper to enhance password cracking capabilities
  • identify the password attack enhancement that allows you to combine multiple dictionary files together
  • recognize enhanced password attack features that combine entries together