how to HACK a password // password cracking with Kali Linux and HashCat

Summary by Krater

The video demonstrates how to crack a password using both online brute-force and offline dictionary cracking methods with Kali Linux tools like Hydra and Hashcat.

From the video

Answers: How do you crack a password using Hydra and Hashcat in Kali Linux?

• Password cracking
• Brute-force attacks
• Dictionary attacks
• Hydra tool
• Hashcat tool
• Hashing algorithms

What it concludes

• Online brute-force attacks against SSH are slow and risk firewall blocks or account lockouts.
• Offline password cracking using hashed passwords and Hashcat is faster and avoids online detection.
• Websites store salted and hashed passwords rather than plain text passwords.