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GIAC Exam GSEC Topic 2 Question 55 Discussion
Actual exam question for
GIAC's
GIAC Security Essentials exam
Question #: 55
Topic #: 2
[All GIAC Security Essentials Questions]
Topic #: 2
Use Hashcat to crack a local shadow file. What Is the password for the user account AGainsboro?
Hints
* The shadow file (shadow) and Hashcat wordlist (gsecwordlist.txt) are located in the directory /home /giac /PasswordHashing/
* Run Hashcat in straight mode (flag -a 0) to crack the MD5 hashes (flag -m 500) In the shadow file.
* Use the hash values from the Hashcat output file and the shadow file to match the cracked password with the user name.
* If required, a backup copy of the original files can be found in the shadowbackup directory.
Suggested Answer:
E
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