Hashcat

What it does

Hashcat cracks a huge range of hash types using GPUs, with dictionary, rule, mask, and hybrid attacks. It's the de facto tool for offline password recovery.

Common use cases

• •Crack NTLM hashes from a domain controller dump to recover plaintext user passwords.
• •Recover WPA/WPA2 handshake PSK from captured wireless traffic using brute-force.
• •Audit organizational password strength by cracking exported Linux shadow-file hashes.

Key features

• •Leverages GPU acceleration for massively parallel hash-cracking throughput.
• •Supports 300+ hash types including NTLM, SHA, bcrypt, scrypt, and Kerberos.
• •Offers dictionary, combinator, mask, and rule-based attack modes.
• •Supports session save and restore for resuming long cracking sessions.

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