CompTIA Security+ Certification SY0-601: The Total Course - Password Cracking Demo

The video tutorial explains how to crack hashed passwords using Kali Linux. It covers ethical considerations, the use of the sudo command, and the exploration of Linux password files. The tutorial also discusses the role of password hashes in authentication and demonstrates the use of wordlists and the John the Ripper tool to crack passwords. The process involves combining the contents of the etc password and etc shadow files and using a wordlist to identify common passwords.

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