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What are the underlying mechanics that make password salting an effective deterrent against Rainbow Tables? [duplicate]

Posted on April 29, 2022 by user277528

I have a top level familiarity with Rainbow tables (1 ,2 )
I also understand that salting adds a randomly generated alphanumeric string to each password before it gets hashed and put in a database.
My understanding of Rainbow tables (RTs) … Continue reading What are the underlying mechanics that make password salting an effective deterrent against Rainbow Tables? [duplicate]→

sha256 hash (No password hashes loaded)

Posted on April 25, 2022 by saroj sah

As in the image I used the list.txt as password is 1234567890 but its showing No password loaded and is with salt mixed.
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John the Ripper "no passwd hashes loaded" [closed]

Posted on April 21, 2022 by a_uknown_dude-lmao

When I type the following command, it returns:
john –format=zip –wordlist=rockyou.txt /home/kali/Desktop/crack.zip
Using default input encoding: UTF-8
No password hashes loaded (see FAQ)

In the crack.zip, there is a hash Debian:$y$j9T$I… Continue reading John the Ripper "no passwd hashes loaded" [closed]→

Why is this trusted .exe not showing up as signed in Virustotal?

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Em1l10220

So I was about to install Battle.net Desktop App to play some World of Warcraft. Downloaded from the official Blizzard.com website. (https://www.blizzard.com/en-us/apps/battle.net/desktop)
Just out of curiousity I ran the .exe through Viru… Continue reading Why is this trusted .exe not showing up as signed in Virustotal?→

AES 256 encryption Java to PHP

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Alberto Camilo Rodriguez Vizca

i’ve a problem, i hve a source code for data encryption aes256 based, but this code is Java and I want transform to php, i was try with this example, but isnt correct, can u help me, the examples in php use random iv but i require them to … Continue reading AES 256 encryption Java to PHP→

Can you use an FPGA with hashcat?

Posted on April 16, 2022 by UndercoverDog

Hashcat lists FPGAs as OpenCL device type in its help.

– [ OpenCL Device Types ] –
# | Device Type
===+=============
1 | CPU
2 | GPU
3 | FPGA, DSP, Co-Processor

Can you really connect and use an FPGA with hashcat?

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What’s the point of hashing a password and then sending it to the server?

Posted on April 9, 2022 by raptorAcrylyc

If the password is hashed and then sent to the server where the hash is compared to the stored hash, this basically means that if someone had that hash they can still log in by sending the hash in the request, the password is just useless … Continue reading What’s the point of hashing a password and then sending it to the server?→

Hashing to protect privacy

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Bart

I like to know if hashing protects privacy enough, i.e., if a hash of PII is still considered to be personally identifying information (PII).
I found this article: https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2019/07/20/hashing-pii-does-not-protect-priv… Continue reading Hashing to protect privacy→

Actual definition of a Message Digest?

Posted on April 7, 2022 by user4779

I’m having a hard time to find a clear and definitive definition of what a Message Digest is in regards to hashing algorithms.
Some sources state it’s the hashing function itself. Other sources state it’s the output from the hashing functi… Continue reading Actual definition of a Message Digest?→

Proving that a file existed at a time

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Callaeschrus

How do I acquire the means to prove in the future that I had possission of a
file now, without relying on the integrity of a single entity? (I believe one
way of doing it would be to put the file through SHA1, and send a minimal
amount of… Continue reading Proving that a file existed at a time→