Advanced Password Cracking: Hashcat Techniques for the Last 20%

Passwords13 Las Vegas

Presented by: Jens Steube (atom)
Date: Tuesday July 30, 2013
Time: 10:00 - 10:20
Location: Main Room
Track: Passwords13

There are many beginner tutorials and videos out there, but they all stop after using Hashcat with a hash list and a dictionary. You can do so much more!

I will explain some more advanced Hashcat techniques, such as using different attack modes, using hashcat-utils, using other crackers like JTR to feed Hashcat with password candidates, using Hashcat to feed other crackers like JTR with password candidates, and using autocrack-plus.

Jens Steube

Jens Steube, aka atom, is a German software developer and world-renowned password cracking expert, best known as the lead developer of Hashcat. He and his team have taken first place in Crack Me If You Can 2010 & 2012 and Hash Runner 2012. Some say he is convinced Star Wars was a documentary.


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