This is a tutorial that I created for my Ethical hacking course which I took at Florida International University (FIU). This show cases my ability in regards to pent testing and password cracking.
The purpose of this tutorial was to introduce the concept of password cracking and actual methods to hacking password files from Windows XP machines for the sensitive user information such as user name and user password. This tutorial explains the methods of how the windows machine Hash's its files, which contain the user passwords, the general concepts of cryptography, and also has a simple step-by-step explanation of how to hack into and extract the SAM file from a windows XP machine.
The learning outcomes of this project was extremely rewarding. This was my first hacking course or a course that was related to penetration testing. It gave me first hand experience on useful tools such as the msf console and Metasploit. Moreover, this project allowed me to get comfortable with the Linux operating system.