Using john to crack cisco md5

Here are some examples:. For instance, to decrypt the above type 7 password using Ciscot7 Python script, simply run:. We can instantly see that the password is [email protected]. There are also numerous decrypters online for this type of password. But we strongly discourage using any them in order to avoid disclosing sensitive customer information credentials to a third party. But due to an implementation issue , it somehow ended up being a mere single iteration of SHA without salt. To crack it, we have to first convert it to the following john friendly format and save it in a file:.

Note that since we have 4 CPU cores, we can run john in 4 instances using --fork parameter:. From the above screenshot we can see that the average speed is around Hashcat recognizes this password type as hash mode To crack it, we can keep using the same john friendly format Then we can crack it like this using a dictionary, for example:.

Note that by using the -O parameter optimized kernels , we will greatly increase the speed. But it will also limit the password length to 31 characters. From the above screenshot we can see that the average speed is around 1. Seems like cracking this hash with john is much faster in our case. This password type was introduced around and it is essentially a 1, iteration of MD5 hash with salt.

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The below command will generate a hash of our techofide. Step 3 Let's break it with our tool, So now we have a hash of our zip file that we will use to crack the password. In the below command we use the format option to specify the zip file and then the hash. In the above picture, you can see our command complete the session and returns with the correct password Step 1 In this example I am generating a hash by using md5 hash generator to show you how to crack MD5 formatted files password.

In the below image you can see I have generated the hash of the string. You can copy the MD5 hash to perform the same practical. Step 2 In the below picture you can see the file sha1. I have used the cat command to show you the data of the sha1.

Step 3 Now let's crack the MD5 Hash, In the below command we have specified format along with the hash file. In the above screenshot, you can see the output that cracks the hash and returns the passwords. Note: If you are performing this attack in Kali Linux then you can find wordlists folder i.

I am using the rockyou. If you are using a different operating system then you can download this file by clicking on rockyou. In the above picture, you can see it returns the correct password i. In this command, SHA1 is our hash file and rockyou. So cracking a Linux password is easy with just a single command that is given below.

In the above image, you can see it decrypt all users passwords i.