Abstract or Summary:
"Are you a password cracker ... or do you just crack passwords?" -epixoip

My goal with this talk is to help occasional, casual, and non-specialist practitioners bootstrap themselves to the next level of password auditing.

After briefly touching on the basics, I will cover some common pitfalls, some non-obvious assumptions made by the experts, and other lessons from my pursuit of password cracking as a dedicated discipline.

Key takeaways include specific cracking techniques, perspectives on cracking culture, and ways to advance further under your own power.

Prerequisites: Previous experience with cracking tools (hashcat, John the Ripper) and concepts (brute force, masks, rules, keyspace, etc.) is helpful, because we won't spend a lot of time on the basics. But anyone interested in learning more about password cracking is welcome!

PasswordResearch.com Note: Video of presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSOjQI0qbuU