John the ripper – ecryptfs – sample not cracked: 0 password hashes cracked

I tried to use john the ripper on the sample :
ecryptfs_sample_metadata.tar (password is ‘openwall’)

Which I downloaded from here:
https://openwall.info/wiki/john/sample-non-hashes

If i try

sudo john ecryptfs_sample_metadata.tar –progr… Continue reading John the ripper – ecryptfs – sample not cracked: 0 password hashes cracked

JohnTheRipper Error: No password hashes loaded (see FAQ) [closed]

I’m new to CTF challenges and came across a challenge where I’m required to crack the ZIP file using johntheripper with the rockyou.txt wordlist.

So for that, I tried both using
sudo apt-get install john

And also using the GitHub repo o… Continue reading JohnTheRipper Error: No password hashes loaded (see FAQ) [closed]

user password authentication and cracking password – multiple rounds of hashing

when multiple rounds of hashing are performed, why is it that john the ripper cannot crack hashed passwords? (multiple rounds of hashes basically).
On the other hand, the system can, however, authenticate a user even when passwords are st… Continue reading user password authentication and cracking password – multiple rounds of hashing