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Welcome to Pluralsight and this cybersecurity tools course,

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featuring John the Ripper,

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the open‑source password cracking tool developed by

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Alexander Peslyak and maintained by Openwall.

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In this digital age,

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passwords are still a common authentication method that's being used.

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Weak passwords can be guessed using brute‑force techniques.

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These passwords can be used for initial access into a system,

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lateral movement across systems, and to elevate your privileges.

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John the Ripper is a tool which has been around for a while.

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It is fast and supports a wide range of hashes that it is able to crack.

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It is also highly customizable and provides a wide range

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of options to permutate password lists.

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This tool is often used by both Red Team specialists and attackers.

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If you are looking to gain knowledge on how John the Ripper can be

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used to crack various password hashes and the various features

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that's available within John the Ripper,

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come join me here, at Pluralsight.