Tag Archives: hashsum

Boards.ie Forums have been hacked – don’t panic!

By stotti | Published: January 21, 2010
Informing users of boards.ie about the security implications of the hack of boards.ie in January 2010 and what to do about it.
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New Wordpress password hasher tool

By stotti | Published: June 30, 2009
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

By stotti | Published: June 29, 2009
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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List of cracked MD5 passwords

By stotti | Published: April 17, 2009
This article provides a list to publicly available rainbow tables of MD5 hashsums and their plaintext counterparts.
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How to crack MD5 passwords online

By stotti | Published: April 14, 2009
Theory and practical uses of MD5 hashsum / password reverse-engineering. Includes a great list of MD5 cracking services.
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