SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling
SEC504Offensive Operations
Digestive
Last updated: 16 Jun, 2025
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Eric Conrad & SANS Institute
A dictionary cracking tool for HTTP Digest challenge/response hashes.
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Eric Conrad
FellowEric Conrad, a SANS Faculty Fellow and course author, has 28 years of information security experience. Eric is the CTO of Backshore Communications and his specialties include Intrusion Detection, Threat Hunting, and Penetration Testing.
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