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Hi everyone!
Let's say I want to post a short guide on cracking SHA hashed passwords from data leaks - in that case, what can supposedly be the ethical implications of my actions?
Will it be used more by hackers who have intentions of hurting others? Or is it going to be more useful to white-hat hackers for changing the passwords and then notifying the victims? Or does it not matter at all, since if I don't post it, someone else is going to eventually post it one way or the other
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Jan 14, 2024, 05:02 AM
(This post was last modified: Jan 14, 2024, 05:04 AM by Nehalem.)
How it will be used is not in your control. If you post it for educational purposes, you're fine. What people do with it is on them.
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Cracking hashes has practical uses, like accessing RARs you've forgotten the password for, not your problem if someone uses it for malicious reasons
The fault should probably be on the people who provide tools to crack
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(Jan 14, 2024, 05:01 AM)lemontree68 Wrote: Hi everyone!
Let's say I want to post a short guide on cracking SHA hashed passwords from data leaks - in that case, what can supposedly be the ethical implications of my actions?
Will it be used more by hackers who have intentions of hurting others? Or is it going to be more useful to white-hat hackers for changing the passwords and then notifying the victims? Or does it not matter at all, since if I don't post it, someone else is going to eventually post it one way or the other
some of the ethics also lie in the availability of the info your trying to share, info on cracking passwords can be found almost anywhere so you arent sharing anything that will hurt someone, as its not like that stuff hasnt been shared before
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It doesn't really matter , whether they use it for good or evil everyone is responsible for their actions. This forum account is currently banned. Ban Length: Permanent (N/A Remaining)
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Definitely legal but yeah you cant control what people are gonna do with it
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I can't see any ethical implications. Anyone can find tutorials very easily and everyone is responsible only for their own actions.
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(Jan 16, 2024, 05:50 PM)fuzzzy Wrote: (Jan 14, 2024, 05:01 AM)lemontree68 Wrote: Hi everyone!
Let's say I want to post a short guide on cracking SHA hashed passwords from data leaks - in that case, what can supposedly be the ethical implications of my actions?
Will it be used more by hackers who have intentions of hurting others? Or is it going to be more useful to white-hat hackers for changing the passwords and then notifying the victims? Or does it not matter at all, since if I don't post it, someone else is going to eventually post it one way or the other
some of the ethics also lie in the availability of the info your trying to share, info on cracking passwords can be found almost anywhere so you arent sharing anything that will hurt someone, as its not like that stuff hasnt been shared before
100% this. I would argue that theres limited worth in writing a guide yourself even as its easy to find one online. post some links to a good one instead. The reality is the information can be used for bad and good and you cannot control that
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Ethics implications? no it is knowledge sharing you are doing. Not everybody is malicious
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