How to change password length (min/max)
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Short answer: add the '-O' flag.

The default min and max lengths shown are very broad, and not as specific as any particular attack (though they do have broad impact on attack speed). It's about your *possible* length range, given the current kernel. By default, hashcat now allows these longer-length attacks by using kernels that permit it.

It's clear from your attack that you don't need the longer length. So to override the default, you can add the -O (capital letter O, same as "--optimized-kernel-enable") option to switch to optimized kernels, which are quite a bit faster and will match your attack better.

Most people will probably want to use -O most of the time (unless they know that longer passwords are in scope for the attack).
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RE: How to change password length (min/max) - by royce - 02-06-2018, 03:35 AM