John the Ripper - Installation

 John the Ripper - Installation

11 August 2023

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>John the Ripper is a password cracking tool that is widely used by security professionals and penetration testers. It can be installed and used on Termux, the Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app. Here are the steps to install John the Ripper.

1. >Input: John the Ripper takes input in the form of password hashes, which can be obtained by extracting them from a target system or network, or by using tools such as Hashcat to generate hashes.

2. >Cracking modes: John the Ripper has several modes for cracking passwords, including single mode, wordlist mode, and incremental mode. Each mode uses a different approach to cracking passwords, and can be customized with various options and rules.

3. Processing: Once John the Ripper has been configured with the appropriate mode and options, it begins processing the input password hashes, attempting to crack them using various techniques such as brute-forcing, dictionary attacks, and rule- based attacks.

4. Output: John the Ripper reports its progress and results in real-time, displaying cracked passwords as they are discovered, and providing statistics on its overall progress. The output can be customized with various options to display the results in a format that is easy to read and analyze.

5. >Post-processing: After the cracking process is complete, John the Ripper can be used to perform additional tasks such as generating reports, saving cracked passwords to a file, or using the cracked passwords to gain unauthorized access to a target system or network.

6. >Overall, John the Ripper is a powerful tool that can be used for both legitimate and illegitimate purposes. It's important to use the tool responsibly and within the bounds of the law and ethical considerations.

Steps to Follow

pkg update && pkg upgrade

pkg install git make clang openssl-dev

git clone https://github.com/magnumripper/JohnTheRipper.git

cd JohnTheRipper/src

make

./john