Re: nse crypto

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 02:29:39AM +0200, Toni Ruottu wrote:
> I got the script written using openssl. In the end the crypto was
> surprisingly manageable, compared to dealing with IPv6 addresses. :-)
>
> I have attached the script to this email. I am running an instance of
> nping echo server with password 12345 at 174.129.239.201 Feel free to
> test the script against it by commanding
>
> nmap 174.129.239.201 -p 9929 --script=nping-brute
>
> Trying out passwords is somewhat slow, so testing with really easy
> ones may be a good idea. Add -d -d to the command line to see
> progress.

I tried it. It found the correct password after three guesses in 6
seconds. It seems to do about 1 guess per second on another server.

I think the way to speed it up is to use the brute.lua library. See
Patrik Karlsson's brute scripts for examples of using it.

David Fifield
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