If you get a “line length exception” error in hashcat, it is often because the hash mode that you have requested does not match the hash. To verify, you can test your commands against example hashes.

Some hash types need specific tools and techniques to extract or otherwise prepare for use with hashcat. Some of these details or hints are more complex or more dynamic than what's available in …

Association attack - use an username, a filename, a hint, or any other pieces of information which could have had an influence in the password generation to attack one specific hash (-a 9)

Hash type categories Hash types supported by hashcat are categorized. These categories are shown in hashcat's extended help output (-hh). They are somewhat self-explanatory, but contain terms of art …

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The hcxpcapngtool uses these option fields to calculate the best hash values in order to avoid unbreakable hashes at best. In addition, Hashcat is told how to handle the hash via the message pair …

Hashes are a special way that passwords are stored on the server side. it's like cracking open a shell to get the nut inside - hence hash “cracking”. If you don't have the password hash to attack offline, …

-H, --hash-info | | Show information for each hash-mode | -H or -HH --example-hashes | | Alias of --hash-info |

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