Password Cracking is the process of recovering passwords from stored or transmitted data, often using software tools that attempt to guess, decrypt, or brute-force credentials.
It is commonly used by attackers to gain unauthorized access to systems, but also by ethical hackers for security testing.
Password Cracking:
1: Password Cracking is the method of extracting the password to gain authorized access to the target system.
2: Password cracking may be performed by a social engineering attack or by tempering the communication and stealing the stored information.
Types of Password Attacks:
1: Non-Electronic Attacks.
2: Active Online Attacks.
3: Passive Online Attacks.
4: Default Password.
5: Offline Attack.
Types of Password Attacks:
1: Active Online Attacks:
Active Online Attack includes different techniques that directly interact with the target to crack the password.
1: Dictionary Attack.
2: Brute Force Attack.
2: Passive Online Attacks:
Passive Online Attacks are performed without interfering with the target.
1: Wire Snigging.
2: Man-in-the-Middle.
Default Password:
An attacker using default passwords by searching through the official website of the device manufacturer or through online tools for searching default passwords can attempt this type of attack.
Check the default passwords of any device.
Website: https://www.passwordsdatabase.com/
Offline Attack:
When an attacker has access to an encrypted file.
