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Cryptography Demo1

This document provides an introduction to cryptography with practical demonstrations on cracking passwords using John the Ripper. It includes step-by-step solutions for cracking a Linux password, a password-protected zip file, and an MD5 hash. The document outlines the necessary commands and expected outputs for each problem statement.

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Cryptography Demo1

This document provides an introduction to cryptography with practical demonstrations on cracking passwords using John the Ripper. It includes step-by-step solutions for cracking a Linux password, a password-protected zip file, and an MD5 hash. The document outlines the necessary commands and expected outputs for each problem statement.

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CRYPTOGRAPHY

Module 1: Introduction to
Cryptography
Module 1 – Introduction to Cryptography

Demo 1 – Cracking passwords using John the Ripper


Problem Statement 1

Crack Linux Password using John the Ripper.

Solution

Command:

john /etc/shadow

The /etc/shadow file stored the actual passwords

Output:

Problem Statement 2

Crack password of a zip file using John the Ripper.

Solution

Step 1: Create a password protected zip file. You can skip this step if you already have a password protected
zip file

Command:

touch a.txt

zip -e a.zip a.txt

The -e option is used to add password to the zip file. Enter a password when prompted.

Output:

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Step 2: Generate password hash from the zip file.

Command:

zip2john a.zip > pass.hashes

Output:

Step 2: Crack the password.

Command:

john pass.hashes

Output:

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The password is 1234.

Problem Statement 3

Crack md5 hash stored in a text file.

Solution

Syntax:

john --format=raw-md5 <filename>

Command:

john --format=raw-md5 md5.txt

Output:

The password is computer.

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