Chapter 8 Password recovery

DOI: 10.1201/9781003134817-8

There are a variety of tools for password recovery which you can find in Kali Linux and elsewhere. Here I will mention Password Recovery Toolkit (PRTK) from AccessData of Provo, Utah (http://www.AccessData.com). AccessData has been doing password recovery since 1987. PRTK is used by law enforcement organizations and corporations. The product is updated quarterly. Read the manual (.pdf format) and the ReadMe file that comes with PRTK. To install, insert the CD-ROM and follow the prompts.

When starting the product, you will see the password request. Insert the license diskette into the diskette drive. Type in the default password given with the product (123 is typical). See the Simple ...

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