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Pause/ resume with different dictionary - r7al - 03-29-2017
Hello guys, I'm running hashcat on a WPA/WPA2 hccapx file and I want to ask if it's possible to add more dictionaries to the run before it finishes. Or if possible to change the dictionary.
Can you please tell me the best way for both?
Thank you
RE: Pause/ resume with different dictionary - royce - 03-29-2017
I don't know that there's a lot of value in changing the dictionary midstream. If you are 10M lines into your current dictionary when the restore file is updated, and then you quit, change the dictionary, and restore, then I think you would probably skip the first 10M line of the new dictionary (but I've never tested this).
And if you want to just add more dictionaries, you can just wait until the current attack is completed, and then start a new attack.
All that being said, if you want to tinker with modifying the restore file, @philsmd's analyze_hc_restore can help. But for the use case you're describing, I don't think that is necessary.
Edit: these may also be useful reading:
https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=frequently_asked_questions#can_i_restore_a_hashcat_session
https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=restore
RE: Pause/ resume with different dictionary - r7al - 03-31-2017
(03-29-2017, 02:15 PM)royce Wrote: I don't know that there's a lot of value in changing the dictionary midstream. If you are 10M lines into your current dictionary when the restore file is updated, and then you quit, change the dictionary, and restore, then I think you would probably skip the first 10M line of the new dictionary (but I've never tested this).
And if you want to just add more dictionaries, you can just wait until the current attack is completed, and then start a new attack.
All that being said, if you want to tinker with modifying the restore file, @philsmd's analyze_hc_restore can help. But for the use case you're describing, I don't think that is necessary.
Edit: these may also be useful reading:
https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=frequently_asked_questions#can_i_restore_a_hashcat_session
https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=restore
thank you