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The purpose of password cracking might be to help a user recover a forgotten password (due to the fact that installing an entirely new password would involve System Administration privileges), to gain unauthorized access to a system, or to act as a preventive measure whereby system administrators check for easily crackable passwords. On a file ...
Headless software (e.g. "headless Linux", [1]) is software capable of working on a device without a graphical user interface. Such software receives inputs and provides output through other interfaces like network or serial port and is common on servers and embedded devices .
Cain and Abel (often abbreviated to Cain) was a password recovery tool for Microsoft Windows.It could recover many kinds of passwords using methods such as network packet sniffing, cracking various password hashes by using methods such as dictionary attacks, brute force and cryptanalysis attacks. [1]
HackThisSite is also host to a series of "missions" aimed at simulating real world hacks. These range from ten basic missions where one attempts to exploit relatively simple server-side scripting errors, to difficult programming and application cracking missions.
Accounts on Wikipedia may be compromised (hacked) in a number of ways, allowing the misuse of user access levels, as well as user reputation for illegitimate purposes. It is important for users to take active steps to protect their accounts, especially those with high levels of access such as administrators. This may be done in a number of ways.
Some test automation software and frameworks include headless browsers as part of their testing apparati. [3] Capybara uses headless browsing, either via WebKit or Headless Chrome to mimic user behavior in its testing protocols. [15] Jasmine uses Selenium by default, but can use WebKit or Headless Chrome, to run browser tests. [16]
WikiLeaks (/ ˈ w ɪ k i l iː k s /) is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents.It is funded by donations [13] and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other media provided by anonymous sources. [14]
The hacker posted the account's password on /b/, an image board on 4chan, and screenshots from within the account to WikiLeaks. [17] A /b/ user then logged in and changed the password, posting a screenshot of his sending an email to a friend of Palin's informing her of the new password on the /b/ thread.