(the dot prefix means the folder is hidden) id_rsa is the private key file and by default Linux stores it in a hidden folder named ssh.
The first thing I could do is copy ~/.ssh/id_rsa to my local computer. This is why it’s super important the protect the private key (which probably resides on Twitter’s servers).īut let’s say I’m an unscrupulous Linux System Administrator at Twitter and I feel like sabotaging my career. Without the private key file, brute-forcing SSL/TLS encryption is futile. So how could an attacker view the encrypted TCP stream? Here’s what happens when I follow a SSL/TLS TCP stream while logging into my Twitter account. Normally if you capture encrypted traffic it looks like trash. Decrypting Encrypted Passwords in Wireshark It doesn’t matter if you’re not using the crappiest password in the world, if your attack can capture passwords in the clear – you’re done. It’s also proof that using a long memorable password isn’t enough. There goes the telnet password and even the commands the user entered in the Cisco IOS. Right click the data you capture and choose Follow TCP stream. If someone captures that data it’ll just show up scrambled. This is why you should always always always login to routers using SSH because the entire communication path is encrypted end-to-end. The real probably here is not only that you can capture his password but since most users share passwords across multiple sites you know have a password you can try on all his other commonly access resources like his email account, domain account and even bank account. This is obviously a bone headed thing to do and is worthy of an instant firing but I want to demonstrate how easy it is to capture data. So you quickly run back to your desk, fire up Wireshark and start capturing data. Let’s say your boss comes to your desk and says he’s going to log into the router to check something and he’ll be right back. Nothing is encrypted so anyone sniffing the wire can capture anything sent over the link. The Achilles Heel of Telnet is that all data is transmitted in the clear. I’m about to show you proof why no one should ever use Telnet to login to an appliance. It’s not worth getting fired or embarrassed ask before you hack. In this guide we’re going to step it up a notch and only see the password a user entered but also decrypted an encrypted traffic stream.Īlways make sure you have the authority to launch the attacks I’m going to show you. In the previous guide on spying on captured packets, I showed you to eavesdrop on the photos and movies people are downloading on the network.
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