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Mask attack question - xabbix - 11-24-2020
Hi all,
I'm trying to run a mask attack and would like to get your advice regarding the best approach for this.
Let's say I have the following candidates:
alpha12345678
beta1234
gamma849233
...
I'm currently running 3 separate commands, something like:
./hashcat -m 11300 -w 4 -a 3 hash alpha?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d
./hashcat -m 11300 -w 4 -a 3 hash beta?d?d?d?d
./hashcat -m 11300 -w 4 -a 3 hash gamma?d?d?d?d?d?d?d
My questions:
1. How can I remove the need to run 3 separate commands and work maybe with a file that will contain all prefixes?
2. How can I define an 'up to X chars/digits' in my mask attack? I'd like to check between 3-8 digits for example
Thanks!
RE: Mask attack question - royce - 11-24-2020
You can put masks in a file:
alpha?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d
beta?d?d?d?d
gamma?d?d?d?d?d?d?d
... and then use the filename in your command:
./hashcat -m 11300 -w 4 -a 3 hash masks.txt
You can also use -i (increment) with masks, but the incrementing may happen in a way that you're not expecting - give it a try.
RE: Mask attack question - xabbix - 11-24-2020
(11-24-2020, 08:43 PM)royce Wrote: You can put masks in a file:
alpha?d?d?d?d?d?d?d?d
beta?d?d?d?d
gamma?d?d?d?d?d?d?d
... and then use the filename in your command:
./hashcat -m 11300 -w 4 -a 3 hash masks.txt
You can also use -i (increment) with masks, but the incrementing may happen in a way that you're not expecting - give it a try.
Thanks! That helps.
How does the increment work? What do you mean it may work in a way that I do not expect?