Password cracking

Passwords have been used for the purpose of authentication since Roman Periods. Password-based systems, Validation based on something what the user knows about their identity are generally more common and necessary to access the available resources in World Wide Web through networks and the internet (Vaithyasubramanian & Christy, 2015). Cracking user passwords online is one of the essential skills in hacking and penetration testing with the aim is to illegitimately access the system through an authenticated user. Since website authentication commonly requires username and password in which the username can be the email address, it is imperative for the perpetrator to acquire the username before dealing with the password. When the username is…

In Ian Urbina’s article, the connection between passwords utilized by people and how they can hold deep meanings delving into a persons’ emotions, thought processes, personal past experiences, and the very essence of who they are, is explored at length. Urbina runs a study to create his thesis that people primarily utilize “Keepsake” passwords through collecting people’s passwords (either current or past) and why those specific passwords were chosen, as a proof that there is a deep connection…

1. Focus on the overall “security assessment” risk rating that appears at the top of your report. Considering what security measures you (or the computer owner) have undertaken for your computer, does the assessment surprise you? Why or why not? What measures should you plan to undertake if the green checkmark did not appear? After seeing my result assessment I was actually surprise from my results. My personal computer (PC) actually received “severe risk” and “blank or weak password” which it…

us that stronger Internet security is important and so we have decided to make NetCode security available to all NetBank customers. All customers can now register for NetCode SMS within NetBank," Cameron(2007)said. Cameron is the executive member of CBA’s group. Commonwealth Bank of Australia provided the free NetCode SMS which will freely send the customers telephone so the customers can get the one-time password to authorize transaction. Two-factor authentication program also include the…

user folders with unique access rights per the defined access control requirements * Access a Windows 2008 Standard Server R2 as a user and encounter errors when attempting to create data files and write them to specific folders * Create a list of new and modified access control parameters to implement stringent security access controls per the defined requirements using Windows 2008 Standard Server R2 Lab Part 1 – Access Controls Criteria Worksheet Instructions For the given…

hacker security. Recently, personal information has been leaked through a high degree of methods, such as phishing or pharmacy, to capture user IDs and passwords. This will result in an inappropriate ID / password being propagated between different users; thus a secure user authentication system is essential. In this paper, we use a different technology to provide a secure and easy to use new online banking authentication system Keyword- , OTP, QR code, Android,. I. INTRODUCTION Internet banking…

Developmental Learning With the onslaught of technology personal development has become increasingly important. A few years ago, when I signed up for 'online banking with bill pay ', I excitedly went home to make my first transfer to someone else 's account within the same bank. I went through the process of entering my log on ID and passcode on the bank 's website and then proceeded to make the transfer. This event was a disaster, as I had no idea of what I should do. I tried to read the drop…

So what can you do to be safe on the Internet? Cormier states that there is many things to do to be safe. One of them is to add a Dual/Multi-factor authentication too your accounts. “The most used Dual Factor authentication choice you see is the text message. For your account, it will ask you for your password, and then after your password, it would send you a text message to a phone number that you already setup on the site. You put in the code that they text you to make sure that it is…

The Aegis Secure Key 3.0 has military grade full disk AES 256-bit XTS hardware encryption and is FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated. You unlock the drive by entering your 7-16 digit PIN before you connect it to your device that way hackers cannot use software on your device to capture your password, and it automatically locks when you unplug it. If an incorrect password is typed 20 consecutive times all the data and the encryption key are erased. It is also dust and water resistant as well as a wear…

sometimes even in our own room. Keeping display security apps options active at all times is not recommended. You can activate display security apps if necessary via the smartphone settings and not permanently. Which is a good thing in itself. You can also block the granted permissions a posteriori. Let us not lie, few of us have the right reflexes of security. A modern OS allows not only the sending of SMS / MMS but also allows a user to install all kinds of applications to locate us, to…