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john: Crack password hashes, using a custom wordlist.
$ john --wordlist=${path-to-wordlist-txt} ${path-to-hashes-txt}
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This command is using the John the Ripper password cracking tool to crack passwords. Here is the breakdown of the command:
john
is the executable command for John the Ripper.--wordlist=${path-to-wordlist-txt}
specifies the wordlist file to be used for password cracking.${path-to-wordlist-txt}
is a placeholder that needs to be replaced with the actual path to the wordlist file in your system. The wordlist file contains a list of possible passwords that are tried one by one until a match is found.${path-to-hashes-txt}
is the path to the file containing the password hashes that need to be cracked. This file is usually obtained by extracting password hashes from a system or database.
In summary, this command tells John the Ripper to use a specified wordlist file and password hashes file for attempting to crack passwords. The wordlist file provides a list of possible passwords, while the password hashes file contains the encrypted password representations that need to be cracked.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.