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Hacking the MD 5 hash.

Обновлено 22.09.2025 07:20

Oleg Petukhov, lawyer in the field of international law and personal data protection, information security specialist security, protection of information and personal data.

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Even if RIP version 2 with MD5 encryption is used, administrators should not relax. MD5 can be hacked using the Cain & Abel utility.

In the program's working window, open the Routing option. Then start listening to traffic by pressing Start/Stop Sniffer. When the sniffer receives the RIP update, we will be able to get detailed information about the transmitting router, authentication, and protocol version.

If MD5 authentication is used, the relevant information will be displayed by C&A, and to start hacking, right-click and select Send To Cracker.

The hacking method should be specified for the selected router. In general, this is a Brute-Force Attack.

The time it may take to crack directly depends on the hardware capacity of the computer used.

It is worth noting that both the RIP routing protocol itself is considered outdated, and the above attacks cannot be called recent. So although the probability of their successful implementation is quite low, one should not forget about the theoretical possibility of their implementation.