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EXPLANATION ABOUT ENCRYPTION,HASHING ALGORITHMS,SALTS AND DECRYPTION

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="highlight" style="padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;">EXPLANATION</span> ABOUT ENCRYPTION,HASHING ALGORITHMS,SALTS AND DECRYPTION !!!!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.Encryption&Hash</span></span><br /><br />In cryptography, encryption is the process of transforming  information (referred to as plaintext) using an algorithm (called  cipher) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special  knowledge, usually referred to as a key. The result of the process is  encrypted information (in cryptography, referred to as ciphertext). In  many contexts, the word encryption also implicitly refers to the reverse  process, decryption (e.g. “software for encryption” can typically also  perform decryption), to make the encrypted information readable again  (i.e. to make it unencrypted). Hashing is a one way encryption. That  means that it is not possible to use a reverse algorithm in order to  come back from the hash to the password. Any way people found a way to  crack hashes by using a bruteforce or dictionary attacks. Because of  this hashing was made even more secure. After reading the whole tutorial  you will get the point.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2.Hashing Algorithms</span></span><br /><br />Cracking any hash is not that simple like running a bruteforcer.  Sometimes a bruteforcer or a dictionary attack will do the job but only  in a very rare situations where the algorithm is a plain md5 and where  the hash is without salt. Plain md5 algorithm ? What does that mean ?  Nowadays people use more complicated algorithms in order to increase the  security. For example a plain md5 is an algorithm like this:<br /><br /><br /><div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr" style="color: #666666;"><code>md5($pass)</code></div></div><br />What is this going to do ? This is going to make a md5 hash from the  given pass. But what happens if you have something like this:<br /><br /><div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr" style="color: #666666;"><code>md5(md5($pass))</code></div></div><br />This makes first one md5 from the password and then another md5 hash  from the new generated md5. So for example if the password is HI the  results will be:<br /><br /><div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr" style="color: #666666;"><code>first one : md5("HI") = "bf8c144140b15befb8ce662632a7b76e"<br />second one: md5(md5"HI") = "ce8441edc9a85ed9839a849f99ed5ecc"</code></div></div><br />So as you can see for a same password we have two different MD5s. That  is why when you are trying to crack a MD5 or any other hash ( the upper  mentioned cases are the same for any other encryption out there ) it is  very important to know the algorithm that was used to generate those  hashes coz otherwise bruteforcing will have no sense and you will be  stuck forever... There for always use a bruteforcer that allows you to  enter the hash algorithm so that you can be sure that eventually you  will find the password...<br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. SALTS</span></span><br /><br />What is a Salt ? Why do people use Salts ? Hashing became even more  secure way of encrypting passwords with the use of Salts. Salt is  actually a random pass phrase that is added to the main password. How it  is added depends from the algorithm that was used. Salts are being used  coz bruteforcing a salted hash without knowing the Salt is impossible.  For example imagine that you have a password HI. See what happens in the  next cases if we take 1234567890 for a salt:<br /><br /><div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code><span style="color: #666666;">md5($pass) => md5("HI") = "bf8c144140b15befb8ce662632a7b76e"</span><br style="color: #666666;" /><span style="color: #666666;">md5($pass,$salt) => md5("HI1234567890") = "4f4d880dbc772fb6acba84a98bce6136</span>"</code></div></div><br />That is why cracking a salted hash without knowing the hash is  impossible... But what happens if we know that salt ? Then we need to  specify in our bruteforcer like previous mentioned the algorithm in our  case => md5($pass,$salt) and we need to specify the salt. Knowing  this the bruteforcer will perform the attack like a normal bruteforce  except it will add the salt to every combination he makes. On the paper  it goes like this :<br /><br /><div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr" style="color: #666666;"><code>A1234567890<br />AA1234567890<br />AAA1234567890<br />.<br />.<br />.</code></div></div><br />...and so on and so on. So basically every combination will end with  1234567890 and the only thing generated will be the thing before  1234567890. The use of Salts as you can see makes hashing even more  secure.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Cracking</span></span><br /><br />Cracking was mentioned during the whole tutorial but in here I will  make a precise list of what you need to think before starting with  decryption.<br /><br />- First of all you need to figure out what type of hash do you have ( md5, sha1, mysql... )<br />- Then you need you need to see figure out if the hash is salted or not. If the hash is salted then you need the salt aswell<br />- Having the salt is not enough. You need to find the algorithm that  was used. Only then you will be able to start with the decryption. <br />- If you came to all this things somehow you are ready to start with decryption.</div>

EXPLANATION ABOUT ENCRYPTION,HASHING ALGORITHMS,SALTS AND DECRYPTION

EXPLANATION ABOUT ENCRYPTION,HASHING ALGORITHMS,SALTS AND DECRYPTION !!!! 1.Encryption&Hash In cryptography, encryption is the process ...