John the Ripper - ITperfection

What is John the Ripper and How Does it Work?

John the Ripper is a free password cracking software tool. It was designed to test password strength, brute-force encrypted (hashed) passwords, and crack passwords via dictionary attacks. John the Ripper is a part of the Rapid7 family of penetration testing/ hacking tools. Also, John is already installed on Kali Linux. First, we advocate for ethical [...]

What is Kali Linux?

Tech20202021-01-20T13:55:44+00:00Categories: Network Administration, Network Security|Tags: BackTrack, cyber security, Data Security, Debian-derived Linux distribution, Information security, John the Ripper, Kali, Linux, Metasploit Framework, Network Attacks, Network Monitoring, Network Security, OWASP ZAP, Penetration Testing, Xfce|

Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security,a leading information security training company. In fact, it’s a Debian-based rewrite of their previous Knoppix-based digital forensics and penetration testing distribution BackTrack. One of the biggest reasons cyber professionals use Kali Linux is [...]