PT0-001 · Question #128
A tester has captured a NetNTLMv2 hash using Responder. Which of the following commands will allow the tester to crack the hash using a mask attack?
The correct answer is C. hashc&t -m 5600 -a 3 haah.txt ?a?a?a?a?a?a?a?a. Cracking a NetNTLMv2 hash with a mask attack in hashcat requires mode 5600 combined with attack mode 3 and a mask pattern defining character sets per position.
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A tester has captured a NetNTLMv2 hash using Responder. Which of the following commands will allow the tester to crack the hash using a mask attack?
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- Ahashcat -m 5600 -r rulea/beat64.rule hash.txt wordliat.txt
- Bhashcax -m 500 hash.txt
- Chashc&t -m 5600 -a 3 haah.txt ?a?a?a?a?a?a?a?a
- Dhashcat -m 5600 -o reaulta.txt hash.txt wordliat.txt
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Cracking a NetNTLMv2 hash with a mask attack in hashcat requires mode 5600 combined with attack mode 3 and a mask pattern defining character sets per position.
The -r flag specifies a rule file for rule-based mutation of dictionary words, not a mask attack; this command performs a rule-based dictionary attack against the hash.
Mode -m 500 targets md5crypt/FreeBSD MD5 hashes rather than NetNTLMv2, and the command omits both an attack mode and any mask or wordlist, making it invalid for this scenario.
Hashcat flag -m 5600 targets NetNTLMv2 hashes specifically, -a 3 selects mask attack mode, and the mask ?a?a?a?a?a?a?a?a instructs hashcat to iterate all character classes across eight positions - together these three elements form the correct mask attack command for this hash type.
The -o flag only designates an output file for cracked results; without -a 3 and a mask pattern, this command defaults to a straight dictionary attack rather than a mask attack.
Concept tested: Hashcat mask attack syntax for NetNTLMv2 hashes
Source: https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=mask_attack
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