{"id":56,"date":"2019-02-13T18:26:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T17:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/?p=56"},"modified":"2023-11-22T13:02:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T12:02:27","slug":"how-to-brute-force-a-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infosecscout.com\/how-to-brute-force-a-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Brute Force a Password? (MD5 Hash)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The idea of a brute force attack is to try any possibility, one by one, until finding the good password.
As the MD5 algorithm is really fast, is the perfect candidate for that kind of strategy.
In this article, we’ll see the tools you can use to attempt a brute force attack on a MD5 hash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are free tools like Hashcat and John the Ripper that can run brute force attack on MD5 hashes.
They encrypt thousands of words and compare the results with the MD5 hash to decrypt.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the following paragraph, I’ll explain to you how the brute force is working exactly, which tools you can use and how to use them. I’ll start by a quick reminder about the MD5 algorithm and the other strategies available.
This is important to understand all of this before going further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, if you are interested in how MD5 decryption really works, I highly encourage you to take a look at my e-book “The Secrets of MD5 Decryption”<\/a> <\/a>here<\/a>. It explains everything you need to know, going directly to the point with practical examples you can test on your computer. You don’t need any hardware to get started, just a few tips I give in this book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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