Lab Journal ‐ Cracking Passwords‐ Week 12‐ SF - Wudong-champlain/Spring2024 GitHub Wiki

  1. What does the utility zip2john do? Utility zip2john extracts hash values from password-protected ZIP files, making them ready for password cracking attempts.
  2. What does the utility john do? Utility john is a tool for cracking passwords, it supports various file types and uses different methods like dictionary and brute force attacks.
  3. What determines the speed with which a hash can be cracked? There are many factor that determine the speed of how a password is cracked, and these are 3 factors: Hash Algorithm: More complex algorithms are harder and slower to crack. Hardware: Powerful CPUs and especially GPUs can crack passwords faster. Password Complexity: Longer and more complex passwords take longer to crack.