Recovering a Windows Password
You can use freeware to discover a forgotten Windows password, and hackers can use the software to steal a password. The stronger the password, the more difficult it is to discover. Follow these steps to learn more:
1. Using Windows 7, create three user accounts on a system and assign the accounts an easy password (use only lowercase letters), a moderately easy password (use lowercase letters and numbers, but no symbols), and a strong password (see the rules given earlier in the chapter for strong passwords).
2. Go to ophcrack.sourceforge.net by Geeknet, Inc. and download the free ISO file that contains ophcrack LiveCD. Use the ISO file to burn the ISO image to a CD-R. Label the CD.
3. Boot from the CD. As it boots, it automatically searches for and lists the user accounts and passwords on the system. Answer the following questions:
a. What is the name of the operating system the ophcrack software uses on the CD?
b. Which user account passwords did ophcrack discover?
c. If ophcrack did not discover a password, perhaps another freeware utility can. List three other password-cracking products that receive positive online reviews. Keep the ophcrack LiveCD in your PC repair toolkit in case a client in the field asks you to help him recover a forgotten Windows password.
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