A John-the-Ripper hash dump of an FTP server’s login credentials is stored as "target-file" on...

[Reference: John the Ripper official documentation, Cracking the Hashes:, Load the hash file into John-the-Ripper using the command:, bash, Copy code, john target-file, John will then attempt to crack the passwords using its internal mechanisms., Accessing the FTP Server:, Once the hashes are cracked, use the recovered credentials to log in to the FTP server. Not all credentials may be valid, so try each until successful access is gained., Reference: RFC 959, the standard for FTP., Reading the Exploit File:, Navigate to the FTP root directory and locate the exploit file. Use a command likecatto read its contents:, cat exploit-file, The content of the file will include the author’s name, which is "nullsecurlty" in this scenario., , ]