Write a persuasive essay addressing the question, “What distinguishes offline from online attacks against password-based authentication?”want screen shots with small amounts of text to go with each screen shot Part 1: Online Password Cracking (40 points) Using the Kali VM, run a Brute Force Online Password attack against any service on Metasploitable 2. The objective is to get remote access to the system by figuring out a username and cracking/guessing the password for that username using a Metasploit tool and wordlist. Include screenshots as appropriate (including a short descriiption of what is occurring). Then complete a 2-3 page reflection (double-spaced) about what you learned, what you have questions about, what you researched as part of this review, and anything else you feel is relevant. Here is a reference for online password cracking: Alpine Security – Online Password Cracking: The Attack and the Best Defense Against it. Links to an external site. Part 2: Offline Password Cracking (60 points) Complete a review of the principles and cracking strategies below: Null Byte. (May 26, 2016). How to crack passwords, part 1 (principles & technologies). Null Byte. (May 26, 2016). How to crack passwords, part 2 (cracking strategy). Next, review the article below to see where hashcat fits into the password cracking process and how it works: Null Byte. (Jul 29, 2014). How to crack passwords, part 3 (using hashcat). Finally, utilize hashcat to crack a password file(s) of your choice and capture that workflow in screenshots with a short descriiption of what is occurring. HINT: Consider looking here for password files to crack: Then complete a 2-3 page reflection (double-spaced) and write about what you learned, what you have questions about, what you researched as part of this review, and anything else you feel is relevant.
