MIDAS: lsmit053

John the ripper is a free password cracking software.. can be found via google

The goal of this lab is to test strength of different passwords. Task A - Password Cracking 1. Create 6 users in your Linux system, then assign each user a password that meets the following complexity requirement respectively. You should list the passwords created for each user. 1. A simple dictionary word (all lowercase) 2. 4-character digits 3. A simple dictionary word (all lowercase) + digits 4. A simple dictionary word (all lowercase) + digits +symbols 5. A simple dictionary word (all lowercase) + digits 6. A simple dictionary word (w. a mix of lower and upper case) + digits +symbols Remember, do not use the passwords for your real world accounts. 2. Export above users' hash into a file named xxx.hash (replace xxx with your MIDAS ID) and use John the Ripper to crack their passwords in wordlist mode (use rockyou.txt). 3. Keep your john the ripper cracking for at least 10 minutes. How many passwords has been successfully cracked