Installation of CUPP Tool in Kali Linux OS
Step 1: Check whether Python Environment is Established or not, use the following command.
python3
Step 2: Open up your Kali Linux terminal and move to Desktop using the following command.
cd Desktop
Step 3: You are on Desktop now create a new directory called CUPP using the following command. In this directory, we will complete the installation of the CUPP tool.
mkdir CUPP
Step 4: Now switch to the CUPP directory using the following command.
cd CUPP
Step 5: Now you have to install the tool. You have to clone the tool from Github.
git clone https://github.com/Mebus/cupp.git
Step 6: The tool has been downloaded successfully in the CUPP directory. Now list out the contents of the tool by using the below command.
ls
Step 7: You can observe that there is a new directory created of the CUPP tool that has been generated while we were installing the tool. Now move to that directory using the below command:
cd cupp
Step 8: Once again to discover the contents of the tool, use the below command.
ls
Step 9: Now we are done with our installation, Use the below command to view the help (gives a better understanding of tool) index of the tool.
python3 cupp.py -h
CUPP – Common User Passwords Profiler
Usernames and Password values are the most commonly used methods for authentication purposes in almost every web application or any type of application. When the credentials provided in this type match the values stored at the server, only the user is authenticated to the specified service. Using weak Usernames and Passwords may lead to various impactful cyber threats like Password Cracking, Brute-Forcing, and Account Takeover. CUPP tool is an automated script written in the python language that interacts with the user and answers some fundamental questions about the victim like Name, Company Name, Partner’s Name, etc. After analyzing these answers, the CUPP tool generates some possible Usernames+Password words that attackers can use for various attacks like Password Cracking and Brute-Forcing.
Note: Make Sure You have Python Installed on your System, as this is a python-based tool. Click to Install: Python Installation Steps on Linux