Cracking passwords for good, bad & commercial purposes: second thoughts on password cracking

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Presented at BSides Las Vegas 2022 by

Per Thorsheim

Who am I to speak? I’ve been cracking passwords for more than two decades, privately for hobby & research, and as part of my job. Heck, I’ve always said that what you learn at PasswordsCon should only be used for good. But what is “good”, and is there a chance others might not like what we do when cracking passwords from public or private leaks, customers or our own employer?