If your Arch Linux does not boot or boot into a black screen, start by switching to another terminal with the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Alt+F1, Ctrl+Alt+F2, Ctrl+Alt+F3, and so on. If you succeeded and you saw a command prompt to enter your login credentials, then everything is easy – log inRead More
Script for installing BlackArch in a VirtualBox
Due to the nature of my work, I often have to reinstall operating systems. And if with most OS everything is quite simple, then on Arch Linux/BlackArch it takes a prohibitively long time. Therefore, I decided to make a script for quickly deploying BlackArch in a virtual machine. For theRead More
Package management in Kali Linux and other Debian-based distributions (searching, installing and removing programs, troubleshooting)
Linux's distribution maintainers provide package repositories from which programs can be installed on a distribution using a package manager. Such repositories (their composition, update frequency, pre-configuration of packages) are the main differences between distributions from each other (and not wallpaper or graphical desktop environment, which can always be changed). ThisRead More
Comprehensive Guide to John the Ripper. Part 4: practical examples of John the Ripper usage
Table of contents 1. Introducing and Installing John the Ripper 2. Utilities for extracting hashes 3. How to start cracking passwords in John the Ripper (how to specify masks, dictionaries, hashes, formats, modes) 4. Practical examples of John the Ripper usage 4.1 Option --fork=CORES 4.2 How to crack Wi-Fi password in JohnRead More
How to use rainbow tables to crack Wi-Fi passwords in Hashcat and John the Ripper
Rainbow tables to brute-force Wi-Fi passwords Rainbow tables are precomputed hashes that are used to recover passwords from a captured hash very quickly. They are databases in which a computed hash corresponds to a password. That is, a hash is searched in rainbow tables, if it is found, then weRead More
How to enable DNS over HTTPS and what it is for
Table of contents 1. What is DNS over HTTPS (DoH)? 2. How DNS over HTTPS, DNSSEC, DNSCrypt, DNS over TLS compare 3. How to enable DNS over HTTPS (DoH) 4. Public name servers with DNS support over HTTPS 5. How to enable DNS over HTTPS (DoH) in web browsers 5.1 Google Chrome 5.2 FirefoxRead More
Best Kali Linux tools in WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) (Part 1)
How to use Kali Linux tools in WSL In this article, we will learn what you can do in Kali Linux in WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and put together a selection of the best tools for beginners. I hope you have already read the previous WSL articles: How toRead More
Kali Linux Meta-packages
What are meta-packages in Kali Linux for? Meta-packages are empty packages that only describe dependencies. They facilitate the installation of a collaborative group of programs previously selected by the maintainer of the meta-package; thus the command apt install META-PACKAGE will automatically install all of these programs using the META-PACKAGE dependencies.Read More
WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux): Hints, How-Tos, Troubleshooting
Table of contents I. Management of Linux distributions 1. How to enable WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2) and install the latest kernel 2. Short description of Linux distributions in WSL 3. How to install Linux distribution in WSL 4. How to view a list of installed Linux distributions in WSL 5. HowRead More
Comprehensive Guide to John the Ripper. Part 3: How to start cracking passwords in John the Ripper (how to specify masks, dictionaries, hashes, formats, modes)
Table of contents 1. Introducing and Installing John the Ripper 2. Utilities for extracting hashes 3. How to start cracking passwords in John the Ripper (how to specify masks, dictionaries, hashes, formats, modes) 3.1 Quick start with John the Ripper 3.2 How to view cracked passwords 3.3 Mask attack in John the RipperRead More