Hashcat
Cryptography 5 commands

Hashcat

Advanced GPU-based password recovery utility supporting over 300 hash types. The world's fastest password cracker.

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Installation

sudo apt install hashcat
# or
brew install hashcat
# Requires GPU drivers (NVIDIA CUDA / AMD OpenCL)

Commands & usage

5 entries
  • hashcat -m 0 hash.txt wordlist.txt

    MD5 dictionary attack

  • hashcat -m 1000 hash.txt wordlist.txt

    NTLM dictionary attack

  • hashcat -m 0 -a 3 hash.txt ?a?a?a?a?a?a

    Brute force attack

  • hashcat -m 0 hash.txt wordlist.txt -r rules/best64.rule

    Rule-based attack

  • hashcat --show hash.txt

    Show cracked hashes

Use cases

Password recoveryHash crackingSecurity auditingCompliance testingCTF challenges