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Eccouncil 312-50 Exam - Topic 1 Question 123 Discussion

Tony is a penetration tester tasked with performing a penetration test. After gaining initial access to a targetsystem, he finds a list of hashed passwords.Which of the following tools would not be useful for cracking the hashed passwords?
C) netcat
A) John the Ripper
B) Hashcat
D) THC-Hydra

Eccouncil 312-50 Exam - Topic 1 Question 123 Discussion

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Question #: 123
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Tony is a penetration tester tasked with performing a penetration test. After gaining initial access to a target

system, he finds a list of hashed passwords.

Which of the following tools would not be useful for cracking the hashed passwords?

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by Lettie at Jun 20, 2026, 06:46 AM

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Lenna
4 days ago
THC-Hydra is for brute forcing, but netcat? No way!
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Dan
9 days ago
Agreed! John the Ripper and Hashcat are perfect for this.
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Alline
14 days ago
I think netcat wouldn't help here. It's for networking, not cracking.
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Sue
19 days ago
THC-Hydra is for brute forcing logins, not hashes.
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Twanna
24 days ago
John the Ripper and Hashcat are the go-tos for this.
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Francene
30 days ago
Wait, are you sure about that? I thought it could be used in some way.
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Dion
1 month ago
Totally agree, netcat won't help here!
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Dan
1 month ago
Netcat is mainly for network connections, not password cracking.
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Samira
2 months ago
I recall a similar question where we had to identify tools for password cracking, and netcat definitely stood out as not fitting the purpose.
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Carin
2 months ago
I feel like netcat is more of a networking tool, not really for password cracking, but I could be wrong.
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Nieves
2 months ago
I think THC-Hydra is more for brute-forcing login forms, so it might not help with hashed passwords.
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Solange
2 months ago
I remember practicing with John the Ripper and Hashcat for cracking hashes, but I'm not sure about netcat.
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