Posted: September 13th, 2017

Password cracking

Assignment 3- Password cracking;
. Describe the different
tools/possibilities you find. What are the common techniques for password
–
crack
ing?
What
techniques exist
to avoid cracking
?
Finally
,
you have to
generate
an own password
–
hash
and crack
it
.
Bonus
(+5
pts)
:
A hacker obtained the following hash value.
•
69e0f71f25ece4351e4d73af430
bec43
While hacking the database, he found out that the
comparison algorithm only uses the
first 4 characters
(this means
69e0)
to
verify the
password. Can you find 5 different
passwords that will allow a login? Explain all steps.
Grading:
It is possible to obtain up to 10 points (rough overview):
10
–
clearly exceptional; went far beyond expectations in amount and/or quality of work
8
–
very good; exceeded some requirements of the assignment
6
–
good; met all expectations for assignment
4
–
fair; missed some requirements
2
–
poor; missed most or
all requirements
0
–
fail; work was unacceptable or not submitted in time
Your final points are based on the following criteria:
•
Content
•
Grammar
•
Style/format
Remark:
An assignment is individual work (no teamwork!) and thus you are supposed to work
on
your own. If you copy and paste text from the Internet, it must be quoted. More
in
formation about “
Academic Integrity Policy” is provided in the syllabus.