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Cracking Windows Passwords (Part 2 of 2)

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In the previous post I shared the inside scoop on hashes and methods of password extraction.  But there was one thing missing I didn’t tell you how to get the hash!  Today I’m going to enumerate four common ways to grab the…

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Cracking Windows Passwords (Part 1 of 2)

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Do you remember a thing called trust?  I remember when I was 10 or 11 years old I decided to open a “family” bank for my brother and sister. Being the conniving bigger brother, I convinced them that their allowances…

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Crypto 201: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) – Cryptography for smarties (Part 3 of 3)

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So let’s trace what happens when the certificate arrives at your computer.  I n the last post we talked about why it’s mathematically infeasible for someone to forge a root certificate signature.  I also showed you how to view the…

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Crypto 201: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) – Cryptography for smarties (Part 2 of 3)

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Ahh, the Public Key Infrastructure.  It’s sounds monolithic doesn’t it? That’s because it is.  Don’t try to understand it by yourself. You need an expert.  You need Vonnie.  You need to read on playa.

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Crypto 201: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) – Cryptography for smarties (Part 1 of 3)

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Cybersecurity gurus sometimes stumble over what SSL, HTTPS, TLS have in common.  Do you know the answer?  If you said the “S” then I’ll give you a gold star for being a smartie pants – but that’s not what I have in…

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