Password Cracking with RainbowCrack - Revision history

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	This experiment clearly shows how effective rainbow tables are at cracking unsalted passwords, and how adding a salt significantly increases security. Unsalted passwords can be cracked quickly using pre-built rainbow tables, while salted passwords resist these attacks because each password is made unique by the individual salt.		This experiment clearly shows how effective rainbow tables are at cracking unsalted passwords, and how adding a salt significantly increases security. Unsalted passwords can be cracked quickly using pre-built rainbow tables, while salted passwords resist these attacks because each password is made unique by the individual salt.

			== Related ==

			[[Password Security, Threats and Measures]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	The unsalted ones were cracked, the salted ones remained secret.		The unsalted ones were cracked, the salted ones remained secret.

	== ~~Courses~~ ==		== Conclusion ==

	* [[A course where this documentation was used]] (2017, ~~2018)~~		This experiment clearly shows how effective rainbow tables are at cracking unsalted passwords, and how adding a salt significantly increases security. Unsalted passwords can be cracked quickly using pre-built rainbow tables, while salted passwords resist these attacks because each password is made unique by the individual salt.

	== References ==		== References ==

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Step 4 - Sorting the rainbow table

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	The command "rtsort ." sorts the rainbow table.		The command "rtsort ." sorts the rainbow table.

	[[File:rtsort.png\|\|border\|center\|~~600px~~\|rtsort command]]		[[File:rtsort.png\|\|border\|center\|500px\|rtsort command]]

	=== Step 5 - RainbowCrack UI ===		=== Step 5 - RainbowCrack UI ===

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Step 3 - Creating rainbow table

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	The Syntax for creating the rainbow table:		The Syntax for creating the rainbow table:

	[[File:rtgen.png\|border\|center\|~~700px~~\|Syntax of the rtgen command]]		[[File:rtgen.png\|border\|center\|750px\|Syntax of the rtgen command]]

	For this test we create the following rainbow table:		For this test we create the following rainbow table:

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Step 3 - Creating rainbow table

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	The Syntax for creating the rainbow table:		The Syntax for creating the rainbow table:

	[[File:rtgen.png\|border\|center\|~~800px~~\|Syntax of the rtgen command]]		[[File:rtgen.png\|border\|center\|700px\|Syntax of the rtgen command]]

	For this test we create the following rainbow table:		For this test we create the following rainbow table:

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Step 8 - Cracking passwords

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	Now the tool will try to crack the passwords.		Now the tool will try to crack the passwords.

	[[File:cracked.png\|The cracked passwords]]		[[File:cracked.png\|\|border\|center\|600px\|The cracked passwords]]

	~~The unsalted ones were cracked, the salted ones remained secret.~~

			The unsalted ones were cracked, the salted ones remained secret.

	== Courses ==		== Courses ==

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Step 7 - Inserting the rainbow table

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	Now the created rainbow table can be inserted:		Now the created rainbow table can be inserted:

	[[File:insertTable.png\|Insert the rainbow table]]		[[File:insertTable.png\|\|border\|center\|600px\|Insert the rainbow table]]

	=== Step 8 - Cracking passwords ===		=== Step 8 - Cracking passwords ===

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Step 5 - RainbowCrack UI

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	Click on the following file to open the UI:		Click on the following file to open the UI:

	[[File:uiFile.png\|\|border\|center\|~~800px~~\|File to open the UI]]		[[File:uiFile.png\|\|border\|center\|600px\|File to open the UI]]

	The UI looks like this:		The UI looks like this:

	[[File:ui.png\|\|border\|center\|~~600px~~\|The UI]]		[[File:ui.png\|\|border\|center\|550px\|The UI]]

	=== Step 6 - Adding the hashed passwords ===		=== Step 6 - Adding the hashed passwords ===

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Step 6 - Adding the hashed passwords

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	By clicking on "File" -> "Add Hashes...":		By clicking on "File" -> "Add Hashes...":

	[[File:addHashes.png\|Adding the Hashes]]		[[File:addHashes.png\|\|border\|center\|600px\|Adding the Hashes]]

	~~[[File:add.png\|Adding the Hashes]]~~

	[[File:added.png\|Hashes added]]		[[File:add.png\|\|border\|center\|600px\|Adding the Hashes]]


			[[File:added.png\|\|border\|center\|600px\|Hashes added]]

	=== Step 7 - Inserting the rainbow table ===		=== Step 7 - Inserting the rainbow table ===

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Step 5 - RainbowCrack UI

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	Click on the following file to open the UI:		Click on the following file to open the UI:

	[[File:uiFile.png\|File to open the UI]]		[[File:uiFile.png\|\|border\|center\|800px\|File to open the UI]]

	The UI looks like this:		The UI looks like this:

	[[File:ui.png\|The UI]]		[[File:ui.png\|\|border\|center\|600px\|The UI]]

	=== Step 6 - Adding the hashed passwords ===		=== Step 6 - Adding the hashed passwords ===