What is the first step that needs to be carried out to crack the password?

A.
A word list is created using a dictionary generator program or dictionaries

B.
The list of dictionary words is hashed or encrypted

C.
The hashed wordlist is compared against the target hashed password, generally one word at a
time

D.
If it matches, that password has been cracked and the password cracker displays the
unencrypted version of the password