John the Ripper-JTR-:

A Comprehensive Guide to Password Cracking

John the Ripper is a popular password cracking tool used to perform dictionary attacks, brute force attacks, and other forms of password cracking. This guide covers the basic usage and various advanced techniques using John the Ripper.

Table of Contents

1. Getting the Hash
2. Cracking the Password
3. Multi-Attack
4. Dictionary Attack using John
5. Dictionary Attack using RockYou
6. Mask Attack
7. Clearing Cache