How To Install ncrack on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncrack on CentOS 7. ncrack is High-speed network auth cracking tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncrack on CentOS 7.

What is ncrack

Ncrack is a high-speed network authentication cracking tool. It was built to help companies secure their networks by proactively testing all their hosts and networking devices for poor passwords. Security professionals also rely on Ncrack when auditing their clients. Ncrack was designed using a modular approach, a command-line syntax similar to Nmap and a dynamic engine that can adapt its behaviour based on network feedback. It allows for rapid, yet reliable large-scale auditing of multiple hosts.

We can use yum or dnf to install ncrack on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ncrack.

Install ncrack on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ncrack using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ncrack

Install ncrack on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ncrack using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ncrack

How To Uninstall ncrack on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ncrack package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ncrack

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncrack on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.