Hands-On Password Attacks and Security

Table of contents

1. Chapter 1: Bypassing Your First Password
   1. Course Overview
   2. Legal Considerations
   3. Basics of Entropy, Hashing, and Cryptography for Password Security
   4. Setting Up the Environment
   5. Bypassing Your First Password
2. Chapter 2: Brute Force Attacks
   1. What Is a Brute Force Attack and How Does It Work?
   2. Tools Commands for Brute Force Attacks
   3. Cracking Weak Passwords
   4. Brute Forcing Your First Real Password
3. Chapter 3: Dictionary Attacks
   1. What Is a Dictionary Attack and How Does It Work?
   2. Tools Commands for Dictionary Attacks (incl. Dictionaries)
   3. Crack a Password Using a Dictionary Attack
   4. Crack a Password Using a Dictionary Attack and Rules
4. Chapter 4: Rainbow Table Attacks
   1. What Is a Rainbow Table Attack and How Does It Work?
   2. What Are Rainbow Tables?
   3. Tools Commands for Rainbow Attacks
   4. Crack a Password Using a Rainbow Table
5. Chapter 5: The Downside of Passwords
   1. What Will Be Covered in This Section?
   2. Credential Stuffing
   3. Password Spraying
   4. Keylogger Attacks
   5. Alternatives to Password Authentication
6. Chapter 6: Remedies and Mitigations
   1. Protect Your Passwords Against Brute Force and Dictionary Attacks
   2. Protect Your Passwords Against a Rainbow Table Attack
   3. Prevent Your Key Actions from Being Recorded by a Keylogger
   4. Other Considerations
   5. Password Managers, The All-In-One Solution?
7. Chapter 7: Case Studies
   1. Case Studies