Password Cracking

Password cracking is the process of attempting to gain unauthorized access to restricted systems or data by deciphering a user's password. This is often done by cybersecurity professionals for ethical purposes (like security testing) and, unfortunately, by malicious attackers as well.

The primary goal is to break into a system or retrieve data that is protected by a password by guessing or calculating the correct password.

There are different methods used including:

• Brute Force Attack - trying every possible combination of characters until the correct password is found.
• Dictionary Attacks - list of common words and phrases to guess passwords
• Rainbow Table Attack - Rainbow Tables|rainbow tables are precomputed tables for reversing cryptographic hash functions, primarily used for cracking password hashes.
• Phishing - deceptive method where attackers trick users into revealing their passwords, often through fake login pages or Social Engineering tactics.