From 78373ac5ce8e1a4256e0583f267ae72c998ccd81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bill Buchanan Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 11:41:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- unit03_hashing/lab/README.md | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/unit03_hashing/lab/README.md b/unit03_hashing/lab/README.md index 067c6ec..09651c5 100644 --- a/unit03_hashing/lab/README.md +++ b/unit03_hashing/lab/README.md @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ SHA-384 hex chars: SHA-512 hex chars: -How does the number of hex characters relate to the length of the hash signature: +How does the number of hex characters relate to the length of the hash signature? ### A.4 @@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ From Ubuntu, download the following ZIP file: Web link (PS Files): [here](http://asecuritysite.com/letters.zip) -On your Ubuntu instance, you should be able to view the files by double clicking on them in the file explorer (as you should have a PostScript viewer installed). +On your Ubuntu instance, you should be able to view the files by double-clicking on them in the file explorer (as you should have a PostScript viewer installed). Do the files have different contents? -Now determine the MD5 signature for them. What can you observe from the result? +Now, determine the MD5 signature for them. What can you observe from the result? @@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ Hash rate for APR1: **Hint** - You can use *hashcat --help* to find all the flags that you can use! +Also, if you want to remove the hashed password you have already cracked, you can: + +``` +rm .hashcat\hashcat.potfile +``` + ### B.2 On Ubuntu, next create a word file (words) with the words of “napier”, “password” “Ankle123” and “inkwell”