Breaking Password Security

Learn about breaking passwords, including different attack types and popular tools as well as tricks to retrieving passwords from Windows systems.

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“Some passwords are just too secure to bother to break.” And some are easy pickings. Ethical hackers in training will appreciate this three-video course on the fundamentals of breaking password security, including multiple approaches to breaking passwords, techniques such as brute-forcing, manual guessing, dictionary attacks and hybrid attacks, famous tools such as rainbow tables and Cain and Abel and more. Includes special focus on Windows passwords and the tricks of retrieving passwords from the SAM file or a SYSKEY-encrypted SAM, plus breaking 2FA.

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Breaking Password SecurityDuration: 9:37

Breaking Windows PasswordsDuration: 16:14

Two-Factor AuthenticationDuration: 1:44

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