Lesson 28: Hash Cracking
Lesson Link:
https://cybertalents.com/learn/introduction-to-cybersecurity/lessons/28-hash-cracking
Introduction
Hashing is a one-way function that takes a string of any length and returns a fixed-length string. Hashing is used to store passwords in a database. The password is hashed and stored in the database instead of the password itself. This way, if the database is compromised, the attacker will not be able to get the passwords. Hashing is also used to verify the integrity of files. The hash of a file is stored in a database and when the file is downloaded, the hash of the downloaded file is calculated and compared to the stored hash. If the hashes match, the file is not corrupted.
Challenge
Name:
Guess The Password
Description:
A hacker leaked the below hash online.Can you crack it to know the password of the CEO? the flag is the password Hash: 06f8aa28b9237866e3e289f18ade19e1736d809d
Solution
In this challenge, we are given a hash. and we need to crack it to get the password of the CEO. We can use this website to identify the hash type. After uploading the hash, we will get the following result:
Hash: 06f8aa28b9237866e3e289f18ade19e1736d809d
Hash type: SHA-1
We can use this website to crack the hash. After uploading the hash, we will get the following result:
06f8aa28b9237866e3e289f18ade19e1736d809d:jrahyn+
And we Got the password of the CEO.
Flag
jrahyn+