Hashcat vs. Nikto

Any time you want to perform offline password cracking exercises, Hashcat is going to be able to do that for you. I can't think of any scenario where you have a password hash you need to crack where another tool would be more suited to the task. Hashcat, of course, works best when you have a GPU available, but you can even use it on a VM if you use the --force flag.

Incentivized

Nikto is well suited for scanning web server-related vulnerabilities for small and medium enterprises. We can utilise it for checking server default files and security misconfigurations. It is not suited well for some users because it is CLI based tool and not a GUI based. Also, community and OEM support are not available for this tool.

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• GPU accelerated password cracking
• Rule based attacks
• Supports all the hash formats

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• Well known tool
• Source code available
• Wweb server vulnerability scanner

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• When drivers for your GPU aren't working it can be very frustrating to get started
• Some 3rd party GUI exists for Hashcat, but having an official one could be nice

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• Can be made GUI based for ease of users
• User community should be there
• Development and support should be available

Incentivized

• Hashcat is a free tool
• It can be used to test password policies
• Great tool for penetration testers doing offline password attacks

Incentivized

• Improved security posture of organisation.
• Improved in regulatory and corporate compliance.
• Easy to use result in adaptation of this tool by business users.

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