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Word generation to test cracking speed - kevtheskin - 10-29-2018

Hello there,

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to (in windows) to generate/simulate a word list on your syntax to see if you would crack a known hash. I use my own generated md5 hashes then try and crack them. All is ok until i get to 8 mixed char and above example K3v1n$@g . My syntax for this is
hashcat64.exe -a 3 --session=2018-10-291 -m 0 -w 3 --force --status --status-timer=60 --potfile-disable --remove -p : -O  --gpu-temp-abort=85 -o "C:\Users\Kevo\Desktop\hashes\Cracked\md5 3.txt" --outfile-format=2 -t 60 -i --increment-min=8 --increment-max=8 -1 ?a "C:\Users\Kevo\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7BBE.tmp" ?1?1?1?1?1?1?1?1?1?1
Time to run is 2hrs 11min with my asus 1080 card. So the chances are that it wont crack this. So back to the question is there a way to test my bruteforce against my own name pre-generated?

Sorry if this has been asked before.

Cheers Kev


RE: Word generation to test cracking speed - undeath - 10-30-2018

why are you using --force?

You can use hashmode 99999, save your plaintext password to the "hash" file and run the attack against your actual plaintext.


RE: Word generation to test cracking speed - epixoip - 10-30-2018

So many things to comment on here...

1. Why are you using --force?
2. Why are you using -t 60?
3. Why are you defining a custom charset to a single character class?
4. Why are you defining a custom charset and then not using it in your mask?
5. Why are you using -i, but then setting increment-min and increment-max to the same value?
6. Why are you using -p : ?

Do you know what any of your command line is actually doing?


RE: Word generation to test cracking speed - kevtheskin - 10-31-2018

(10-30-2018, 01:53 AM)epixoip Wrote: So many things to comment on here...

1. Why are you using --force?
2. Why are you using -t 60?
3. Why are you defining a custom charset to a single character class?
4. Why are you defining a custom charset and then not using it in your mask?
5. Why are you using -i, but then setting increment-min and increment-max to the same value?
6. Why are you using -p : ?

Do you know what any of your command line is actually doing?

Sorry for asking this question on this forum. The syntax was generated from hashcatgui. The reason for the -t60 was for  markov and that is why no charset was used I thought markov sets its own charset/mask?. I also set the min and max to 8 because for some reason when I use markov it starts with small guesses first then increments. I knew my hash was 8chars len so i forced it to 8 probably all wrongSad. Was only trying to speed things up and understand how crack my own practice hashes . Anyway I am still only learning and I hope I havent annoyed anyone on here.

Cheers Kev


RE: Word generation to test cracking speed - undeath - 10-31-2018

You can learn hashcat's functionality much better by just using the command line and built it yourself using the information on --help