Password Recovery Hashcat hash cracking password symbol type parameter settings
2024-11-23 20:10:26
I know that there is only one dot inside the password type symbol . How do I set the type of .plus number? How not to set it separately, by default, all symbols will run once, a waste of computing power.
If the dot(s) can appear anywhere in the password and the rest is numbers, you can use a custom mask to cover all possible locations. Assuming the password is 6 long (i.e., 5 digits and 1 dot), you can generate the following mask combinations:.
Example: The password is 6 in length and contains a dot and 5 numbers
.?d?d?d?d?d
?d.?d?d?d?d
?d?d.?d?d?d
?d?d?d.?d?d
?d?d?d?d.?d
?d?d?d?d?d.
In Hashcat, you can save these masks in a file (e.g. ) and then use that file for a mask attack:mask.txt
hashcat -m <hash-type> -a 3 hash.txt -m 3 mask.txt
illustrate
-a 3: Mask attack mode.
mask.txt: A file that contains each mask combination.
-i: An optional parameter for increment mode, which can be added if the password length is not fixed.
<hash-type>: Your hash type number.
This method ensures that all combinations of numbers that contain a dot are covered.