The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing

Chapter 4. Exploitation

Information in This Chapter:

■ Gaining Access to Remote Services with Medusa

■ Metasploit: Hacking Hugh Jackman Style!

■ John the Ripper: King of the Password Crackers

■ Password Resetting: Kind of Like Driving a Bulldozer through the Side of a Building

■ Sniffing Network Traffic

■ Macof: Making Chicken Salad Out of Chicken Sh*t

■ Fast-Track Autopwn: Breaking Out the M-60

This chapter focuses on the third step in our basic methodology: exploitation. Exploitation is the process most newcomers associate directly with “hacking.” Because exploitation is a broad topic, the chapter examines several different methods for completing this step including the online password cracker Medusa, Metaploit, John the Ripper for cracking passwords, ...