How to Crack password with pyrit

Pyrit is a powerful open-source tool for password cracking that uses your computer's CPU and GPU to perform complex computations. To crack a password using pyrit with a wordlist, you can follow these steps:

1. Install Pyrit: If you haven't already installed Pyrit, you can do so by running the following command in your terminal:

   

   

   sudo apt-get install pyrit

   

2. Prepare your wordlist: Compile a list of possible passwords that you want to use for the attack. Save it as a text file.

3. Capture a handshake: In order to crack a password, you need to capture the wireless traffic between a client and the access point. You can use tools like Airodump-ng or Wireshark to capture this traffic.

4. Convert your capture file to Pyrit format: Once you've captured the necessary traffic, you need to convert the capture file to the Pyrit format. You can do this by running the following command:

   

   

   pyrit -r <path/to/capture/file> -o <path/to/output/file> strip

   

5. Load the Pyrit database: After the conversion is complete, you need to load the capture data into the Pyrit database. You can do this by running the following command:

   

   pyrit -i <path/to/output/file> import_passwords

   

6. Start the attack: Once everything is set up, you can start the attack by running the following command:

   

   pyrit -r <path/to/capture/file> -i <path/to/wordlist/file> -b <BSSID/of/access/point> attack_passthrough

   

   Replace `<path/to/capture/file>` with the path to your capture file, `<path/to/output/file>` with the path to your output file, `<path/to/wordlist/file>` with the path to your wordlist file, and `<BSSID/of/access/point>` with the BSSID of the access point you're attacking.

7. Wait for the attack to complete: Depending on the complexity of the password and the size of your wordlist, the attack may take some time to complete. Once it's done, Pyrit will display the cracked passwords in the terminal.

It's worth noting that password cracking is illegal unless you have explicit permission from the owner of the network or device being attacked. Be sure to use this tool responsibly and ethically.