"Damo" Web Security Challenge I Writeup

Introduction

I ran across some web-oriented security challenges, and thought I would take a quick break from the Stack the Smash writeups (more of which are coming soon) to create a writeup for these security challenges as they are solved. If you would like to try the challenges for yourself, you can find them here. Thanks to "damo" for setting these challenges up!

Brute Force Without a Dictionary Using John The Ripper

If you’re like me (Lance), and playing with, using professionally, or writing list requiring brute-forcing software. You don’t want to waste the hard drive space for massive all-encompassing password lists which have a limited chance of success. Luckily you don’t have to do that at all leveraging some john the ripper and (l/u)nix functionality.