Monthly Archives: June 2009

New Wordpress password hasher tool

This time just a quick post as I am in a hurry. Ever wondered how to change your Wordpress password in case you have forgotten it? In early versions Wordpress used the MD5 hashing algorithm to “encrypt” the passwords of a user. Nowadays Wordpress uses the Portable PHP password hashing framework (PHPASS) instead of MD5 [...]
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How to crack MD5 passwords with John the Ripper – a live example exploiting TYPO3

Earlier I told you how to crack MD5 passwords in general. This article tells how to get the passwords out of a TYPO3 installation, which are MD5-hashed, and crack them using John the Ripper. Preparations step 1: lurk the data! Okay, assuming that you’re an TYPO3 administrator that wants to check the password strength of your backend [...]
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