Claude 24f816b6a3
Consolidate 22 sibling repos into layered organism structure
Place useful parts of the surrounding repos into sica-fondt by layer, per the
body model (Ada = membrane; brain/endocrine/capabilities/knowledge non-Ada):

- brain/        LLM reasoning + providers (dapr, hermes, MoMoA)
- capabilities/ REPRAG sidecars: hermes tools/skills, dapr tools, parallel
                dispatch, A51 channels, and the OSINT cluster
- knowledge/    LORAG corpus: 754 cyber-skills, agency personas, secure-coding,
                MITRE ATT&CK data
- reference/    defensive threat-reference (C3, shhbruh doc) + AdaYaml parser

License handling: AGPL sources (worldosint, advanced_evolution, mercury,
Reticulum) and GPL DeTTECT are SPEC-only clean-room/port descriptions — no
copyleft code copied. MIT/Apache/data parts copied as working trees.

Safety: shhbruh escape/persistence material and C3 covert-C2 kept as reference
only, not wired into the running organism. See CONSOLIDATION.md.

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Performing Hash Cracking with Hashcat

Overview

Hash cracking is an essential skill for penetration testers and security auditors to evaluate password strength. Hashcat is the world's fastest password recovery tool, supporting over 300 hash types with GPU acceleration. This skill covers using hashcat for authorized password auditing, understanding attack modes, creating effective rule sets, and generating hash analysis reports. This is strictly for authorized penetration testing and password policy assessment.

When to Use

  • When conducting security assessments that involve performing hash cracking with hashcat
  • When following incident response procedures for related security events
  • When performing scheduled security testing or auditing activities
  • When validating security controls through hands-on testing

Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with cryptography concepts and tools
  • Access to a test or lab environment for safe execution
  • Python 3.8+ with required dependencies installed
  • Appropriate authorization for any testing activities

Objectives

  • Identify hash types from captured hashes
  • Execute dictionary, brute-force, and rule-based attacks
  • Create custom hashcat rules for targeted cracking
  • Analyze password strength from cracking results
  • Generate compliance reports on password policy effectiveness
  • Benchmark GPU performance for hash cracking

Key Concepts

Hashcat Attack Modes

Mode Flag Description Use Case
Dictionary -a 0 Wordlist attack Known password patterns
Combination -a 1 Combine two wordlists Compound passwords
Brute-force -a 3 Mask-based enumeration Short passwords
Rule-based -a 0 -r Dictionary + transformation rules Complex variations
Hybrid -a 6/7 Wordlist + mask Passwords with appended numbers

Common Hash Types

Hash Mode Type Example Use
0 MD5 Legacy web apps
100 SHA-1 Legacy systems
1000 NTLM Windows credentials
1800 sha512crypt Linux /etc/shadow
3200 bcrypt Modern web apps
13100 Kerberos TGS-REP Active Directory

Security Considerations

  • Only perform hash cracking with explicit written authorization
  • Secure all captured hash data in transit and at rest
  • Report all cracked passwords immediately to asset owners
  • Use results to improve password policies, not exploit users
  • Destroy cracked password data after engagement concludes
  • Follow rules of engagement for penetration test scope

Validation Criteria

  • Hash type identification is correct
  • Dictionary attack cracks weak passwords
  • Rule-based attack cracks policy-compliant passwords
  • Mask attack cracks short passwords
  • Results report shows password strength distribution
  • All operations performed within authorized scope