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[solved] hashcat doesn't find password when it is in the wordlist - lopov - 02-27-2016
I have captured a handshake on my test Wifi Router, saved in a .cap file
I can crack it using aircrack-ng, with the following command:
aircrack-ng -w wordlist -b XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX test.cap (where the XXs are the actual BSSID)
I converted it to a .hccap file using three different methods:
1. "wpaclean test-out.cap test.cap" command and then "aircrack-ng test-out.cap -J test" which results in test.hccap
2. Using https://hashcat.net/cap2hccap/
3. The Windows "CapConverter.exe" app
All three generate exactly the same .hccap file (did a binary compare using UltraCompare)
I have tried both hashcat on linux with the following command:
"hashcat -m 2500 test.hccap wordlist.txt"
and
cudaHashcat on Windows with the following command
"cudaHashcat64 -m 2500 test.hccap wordlist.txt"
Both come back as "Exhausted" even though the password is in the wordlist.txt file.
I have also tried downloading the sample hashcat.hccap file and cracked it without any issues.
test.cap >> [redacted]
test.hccap >> [redacted]
wordlist.txt >> [redacted]
Any help would be appreciated.
RE: [solved] hashcat doesn't find password when it is in the wordlist - lopov - 02-27-2016
It turns out that one of the devices on my network was still trying to connect to the AP with an old password.
I am not sure why aircrack-ng was able to crack the old password (which was in the wordlist.txt file), but hashcat could not......