Exam 312-50v12 topic 1 question 8 discussion

the correct answer is D. netcat. While netcat is a valuable tool for other purposes, it won’t help you crack those hashed passwords.

Netcat Netcat is a networking utility that reads and writes data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol. It is a reliable “back-end” tool used directly or driven by other programs and scripts. It is also a network debugging and exploration tool

Mod 6 page 613 - john the ripper can be used for offline password hash cracking, so netcat

Netcat Netcat is a networking utility that reads and writes data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol. It is a reliable “back-end” tool used directly or driven by other programs and scripts. It is also a network debugging and exploration tool

the question is which of the tool will "not" be useful for password cracking.. John the riper cannot be right in this case then since its used mainly for that.

netcat is the tool that does NOT allow password cracking.

Hashcat is a powerful password cracking tool that can be used to crack a wide range of hashed passwords, including those protected with strong encryption methods. However, Hashcat may not be the best choice when dealing with a list of hashed passwords that are salted and hashed using a slow and resource-intensive algorithm, such as bcrypt or scrypt. These algorithms are intentionally designed to be computationally expensive, making them resistant to brute force attacks and slowing down password cracking tools like Hashcat. In such cases, specialized tools and techniques are required to efficiently crack the hashed passwords.

Netcat is not used for cracking

netcat is the correct answer netcat (often abbreviated to nc) is a computer networking utility for reading from and writing to network connections using TCP or UDP. The command is designed to be a dependable back-end that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts. At the same time, it is a feature-rich network debugging and investigation tool, since it can produce almost any kind of connection its user could need and has a number of built-in capabilities.

netcat is the correct answer

Instead of being a tool for password cracking, Netcat (commonly abbreviated as nc) is a networking tool that may be used for a variety of network-related tasks, including port scanning, banner capturing, establishing reverse shells, and more. Password cracking is not its intended use. However, during penetration testing or security assessments, well-known programs such as Hashcat, John the Ripper, and THC-Hydra are used to decrypt hashed passwords. They are created specifically to conduct dictionary-based and password-cracking attacks against hashed passwords.

netcat would NOT be useful for cracking the hashed passwords.

Netcat is the correct answer, "Not To Be Used".

D. netcat

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Netcat is the correct answer

I think there is an error in the question, because the correct is John The Ripper, but they've added "Not To Be Used"