09-27-2011, 12:32 PM
Hello folks,
I have a question about the dictionary/mask attack that i have not really understand well.
Suppose i have a ntlm hash for a password that 12 chars long as example: "123qweasdzxc" id say crack it with dictionary attack, i get my dictionary/wordlist file "rock you.txt" that word isn't inside it so i will write it myself and updating the file so i make sure the password is in dict file. i ran the command to launch it:
cudahashcat -m 1000 hashlist rockyou.txt rockyou.txt
incredible surprise but the hash is not cracked, how can it be possible i say ? i writes inside the real password and not get it ?
My question is : What the mean on dict left and dict right ? every hash is trying to be cracked is automatically splitted in half ? like 12char long is 6left and 6right ? Will be the same meaning if i try to crack a 20char long password ? 10left and 10right ?i can use a different oclhashcat to crack it i know, i just trying to understand how can this dictionary/mask attack works.
Any help is welcome.
Regards
I have a question about the dictionary/mask attack that i have not really understand well.
Suppose i have a ntlm hash for a password that 12 chars long as example: "123qweasdzxc" id say crack it with dictionary attack, i get my dictionary/wordlist file "rock you.txt" that word isn't inside it so i will write it myself and updating the file so i make sure the password is in dict file. i ran the command to launch it:
cudahashcat -m 1000 hashlist rockyou.txt rockyou.txt
incredible surprise but the hash is not cracked, how can it be possible i say ? i writes inside the real password and not get it ?
My question is : What the mean on dict left and dict right ? every hash is trying to be cracked is automatically splitted in half ? like 12char long is 6left and 6right ? Will be the same meaning if i try to crack a 20char long password ? 10left and 10right ?i can use a different oclhashcat to crack it i know, i just trying to understand how can this dictionary/mask attack works.
Any help is welcome.
Regards