Project 20: Cracking Linux Password Hashes with Hashcat 10 Points

The file /etc/passwd file stores one line entry for each Unix / Linux user. One of the fields in the /etc/passwd denotes where the user password is stored. Typically, hashed (encrypted) user passwords in Unix and Linux are stored in /etc/shadow file.

Hashcat is a password recovery tool for numerous hashed and encrypted password types. See http://hashcat.net/hashcat/ for more information

What You Need for This Project

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  A Kali Linux machine, real or virtual
  
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  Hashcat (include with Kali Linux)
  

Hashcat expires and will not let you run an old version.

In a Terminal window, execute these commands:

Hashcat is date sensitive. Since the version is Netlabs maybe not be the latest version, you may need to change the system date

In a Terminal window, execute this command to set the date to 11/5/2014:

date 1105144814

Creating a Test Users

Use the adduser command to create a new Kali Linux user.

In a Terminal window, execute this command:

At the "Retype new UNIX password" enter a password of password