Passwords for the Active Hack the Box machines

Passwords for the Active Hack the Box machines
Passwords for the Active Hack the Box machines
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New methods

For linux

  1. -cat /etc/shadow
  2. Example this.
root:$6$YIFGN9YscCV72BjFtx/tehbc7sQTJp09c5.:18277:0:99999:7:::
So use the highlighted part as the password.
So password = YIFGN9YscCV72BjFtx/

For Windows

  1. Use ntlm hash
  2. Example Administrator:500:aad3b435b51404eeaad3b435b51404ee:31d6cfe0d16ae931b73c59d7e0c::: 
  3. password = 31d6cfe0d16ae931b73c59d7e0c

Old methods

For linux

1- cat /etc/shadow
2-copy whole hash(root)
root:$6$YIFGN9YscCV72BjFtx/tehbc7sQTJp09c5.:18277:0:99999:7:::
3-Then find it's MD5 sum and that's your password for writeup

For windows

1-Find root hash with hashdump.exe or any other tool.
2-Then convert that also into MD5 sum
3-That's your password for the Writeup

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