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Hack Windows Password in Clear Text using Mimikatz and Windows Credentials Editor

Mimikatz

mimikatz is a tool to check Windows security. It’s now well known to extract plaintexts passwords, hash, PIN code and kerberos tickets from memory. mimikatz can also perform pass-the-hash, pass-the-ticket or build Golden tickets.

First Download mimikatz windows version from here. And right click on it & Run it as Administrator.

It will open mimikatz windows.

Type the following command to check  privilege

privilege::debug

Now type the following command to get users passwords in text mode.

sekurlsa::logonPasswords

Windows Credentials Editor

Windows Credentials Editor (WCE) is a security tool that allows to list Windows logon sessions and add, change, list and delete associated credentials (e.g.: LM/NT hashes, Kerberos tickets and clear text passwords).

First Download WCE from here.

Go to WCE directory & execute the following command as Administrator. And run the following command

 wce.exe -w It will show the password in plaintext.