Generalized Password Cracking, Part 2: Starting with Some Stock Password Attacks

Disclaimer: The present series of posts contains information on how to exploit security vulnerabilities in passwords. It is intended for educational and research purposes only. Neither the password cracking tools described in this series nor any of the exploits developed with these tools are to be used for gaining unauthorized access to accounts or other …

Forensics Tool to Detect Encrypted Files

Well shit, looks like I haven't posted in about two weeks. I really didn't mean to do that. This absence was entirely unplanned and served no real purpose. But here I am again, and I'll try to update on a semi-daily basis for the forseeable future. Oh, and it looks like I'm getting regular hits …

Understanding and Using the OpenSSL Command Line Utility

OpenSSL is an open source implementation of the SSL/TLS protocol, most commonly known as the security software underlying the majority of HTTPS servers on the Internet. What is less well-known is that OpenSSL comes with its own command line utility that lets you manually encrypt and decrypt files. I've found this utility most useful for …