Kali Linux 2018: Windows Penetration Testing - Second Edition

Password lists

For any good password cracker, sometimes the fastest way to crack a password is by using a password list. It's even best to sometimes run a list of, say, the 500 worst passwords against the users on your system to find those lazy losers who are using bad passwords. A bad password most of the time can be broken in seconds compared to hours, days, or weeks when using a strong pass-phrase.

Kali contains many password you can fine them in the following directory /usr/share/wordlists. The following is also a link and a listing of some good password files. A Google search will also lead you to lists of common passwords and also lists of passwords, stolen from websites. When using a list of stolen passwords, only use the lists that ...