Mask+Dict Limitations?

[mastercracker]

It is.
-a6 and -a7 are totally different when it comes to GPU utilization. Read:

- if you use -a 0, -a 1 or -a 6, make sure the base dictionary (left) has at least 10 mio words (per gpu).
- if you use -a 3 or -a 7, make sure your left mask keyspace > 500k entries (per gpu). for -a 3, this is the keyspace of the first 4 chars of your mask.
- make sure your modifier (right) iterates at least through a keyspace of 1k. in case if -a 0 its the number of rules, in case of -a 1 and -a 7 its the number of words in the right dictionary, in case of -a 6 its the keyspace of the right mask.

I knew the general logic of this but never seen the actual suggested limits. Where did you get that from? I will definitely have to optimize some of my attacks knowing these.