A reference table when you review /etc/shadow file: $1$ md5 $2a$ Blowfish $2y$ Blowfish, with correct handling of 8 bit characters $5$ sha256 $6$ sha512 Just stick to sha512 please! You can change the&hellip
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Using and Not using Shadow File in Linux
less /etc/passwd # the command below will destroy shadow feature # and you will be able to view the password with # /etc/passwd file. NOT RECOMMENDED sudo pwunconv # we can also do the same&hellip
Linux Run Level Reference
ID Name Description 0 Halt Shuts down the system. 1 Single-user mode Mode for administrative tasks. 2 Multi-user mode Does not configure network interfaces and does not export networks services. 3 Multi-user mode with networking&hellip
Adding users and groups in linux
Adding users: # create a new user sudo adduser wonderfulperson sudo useradd wonderfulperson # udpate password sudo password wonderfulperson # batch add users. vi addmultipleusers # add the test content below # username:passwd:uid:gid:full name:home_dir:shell user1:user1password:::User1:/home/user1:/bin/bash&hellip
Nessus for Home Users
Nessus is one of the most well known network vulnerability tool available on the market. If you are in the field of security, you should be familiar with the tool and know how to use&hellip
Vulnerability Assessment
Vulnerability Assessment – Find vulnerabilities in a system or network – Better than just a port scanner. – Generally considered to be least intrusive. – Penetration testing / port scanning is considered more intrusive. Example:&hellip
Set up a VM using Vagrant
# Install vagrant. #create a directory to work on vagrant mkdir learnPlaybooks cd learnPlaybooks # use vagrant to create a test virtual machine vagrant init ubuntu/trysty64 A `Vagrantfile` has been placed in this directory. You&hellip
Git Stash Commands
Most common commands that I use. Self-explanatory. Save and List Stash git stash save “Some message” git stash list # stash is available to all branches. git stash show stash@{0} git stash show -p stash@{0}&hellip
.gitignore file
Ignoring files in git using .gitignore ====================================== create a .gitignore file and put it in the root of a git project. Typically ignore: -Compiled source code -Packages and compressed files -logs and databases that changes&hellip