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Problem with hash-type? - Bastard - 03-24-2025
Hi,
I have an old Unix password file and I'm testing the speed of Hashcat with it.
This is one example line from my file (I have masked some characters with XXX):
user1:xBeYH.XXXQUgk:3124:345:User1name:a12345/user1
I'm trying to test the speed of Hashcat with this command:
hashcat.exe -m 1500 -a 3 -1 ?l?d ?1?1?1?1?1 passwords.txt
And I get this information:
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Hash '?1?1?1?1?1': Token length exception
* Token length exception: 1/1 hashes
This error happens if the wrong hash type is specified, if the hashes are
malformed, or if input is otherwise not as expected (for example, if the
--username option is used but no username is present)
No hashes loaded.
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What did I do wrong? How to get the Hashcat to start cracking the password? Is the hash mode correct?
(Please help, because I'm very new to the Hachcat)
RE: Problem with hash-type? - Snoopy - 03-24-2025
you are mixing a mask attack with a dictionary attack
is passwords.txt your hashfile or is it a dictionary?
anyway, put your hash only the second part (xBeYH.XXXQUgk) in a textfile called hash.txt and then use
hashcat.exe -m1500 -a3 -1 ?l?d hash.txt ?1?1?1?1?1
add options like -O (optimized kernel) --status and --increment or do you know the pass is 5 chars long? --increment would start with ?1 and then go to ?1?1?1?1?1
RE: Problem with hash-type? - Bastard - 03-24-2025
(03-24-2025, 06:38 PM)Snoopy Wrote: you are mixing a mask attack with a dictionary attack
is passwords.txt your hashfile or is it a dictionary?
anyway, put your hash only the second part (xBeYH.XXXQUgk) in a textfile called hash.txt and then use
hashcat.exe -m1500 -a3 -1 ?l?d hash.txt ?1?1?1?1?1
add options like -O (optimized kernel) --status and --increment or do you know the pass is 5 chars long? --increment would start with ?1 and then go to ?1?1?1?1?1
Thank you for this information! It really helped me and saved my time.
Now I know how to use this program.