05-30-2021, 10:11 AM
Hi everyone,
First of all, I wanna apologize for bringing an 8-9 years old theme, but I have a question/issue about the .p12 certificate.
Now, my administrator in the firm sent me a year ago certificate .p12, then he sent me the password via SMS. At the time I tried to import the certificate, but the password was wrong. I contacted him and told him that the password is wrong, so he sent me the password again via SMS (this time the password was a bit different - two symbols were different). I tried again the new password and again - didn't work. So I contacted him again and this time he said that I quote: You don't know how to import the certificate, come to with the computer and I will import it for you.
Well, I tried few more times, I started thinking that actually, I don't know how to import the certificate (i already imported in the old work a few certificates and always was successful, so I am pretty sure that I know how to import it) so I started digging on the internet and seems that just the password I have is wrong.
When I met the Administrator in the office the next day, I thought that he will use the certificate and password he sent me, but no he bring a flash drive where the certificate and password are saved. (My opinion, he found that he made a mistake when he sent me the password via SMS and that's why he refused to use the one sent me the day before, so I think I have most of the password, just a few or 1 symbol is wrong).
However, that's the story, now the password is 14 symbols, including not only letters and numbers but seems that even letters with dots and tires on the top, also other symbols. When he imported the certificate I remember that the password he used was almost the same as the one he sent me, I don't remember just 4-5 symbols from it, the rest I know. Below is what I would like to do:
**XXXX********
* - This means that I am sure is the same as the password I have
X - I don't remember it
Or maybe the worst scenario: *XXXXX******** - 5 symbols, so I think that should be really fast?
Can someone help me with preparing brute-force for those 4 symbols I don't remember (there is probably letters like ěščřžýáíůä - those are from the Czech and German alphabet)?
I want to install the certificate on my new computer but still both passwords he sent me a year ago are wrong, so I wanna try brute-force before calling again the rude guy from a year ago. I saw the password he used when he imported the certificate but I don't remember it fully.
I have Windows, Linux, and macOS (this one is a slow laptop), the rest is a pretty strong PC I can use.
Thank you for your help in advance
Martin
First of all, I wanna apologize for bringing an 8-9 years old theme, but I have a question/issue about the .p12 certificate.
Now, my administrator in the firm sent me a year ago certificate .p12, then he sent me the password via SMS. At the time I tried to import the certificate, but the password was wrong. I contacted him and told him that the password is wrong, so he sent me the password again via SMS (this time the password was a bit different - two symbols were different). I tried again the new password and again - didn't work. So I contacted him again and this time he said that I quote: You don't know how to import the certificate, come to with the computer and I will import it for you.
Well, I tried few more times, I started thinking that actually, I don't know how to import the certificate (i already imported in the old work a few certificates and always was successful, so I am pretty sure that I know how to import it) so I started digging on the internet and seems that just the password I have is wrong.
When I met the Administrator in the office the next day, I thought that he will use the certificate and password he sent me, but no he bring a flash drive where the certificate and password are saved. (My opinion, he found that he made a mistake when he sent me the password via SMS and that's why he refused to use the one sent me the day before, so I think I have most of the password, just a few or 1 symbol is wrong).
However, that's the story, now the password is 14 symbols, including not only letters and numbers but seems that even letters with dots and tires on the top, also other symbols. When he imported the certificate I remember that the password he used was almost the same as the one he sent me, I don't remember just 4-5 symbols from it, the rest I know. Below is what I would like to do:
**XXXX********
* - This means that I am sure is the same as the password I have
X - I don't remember it
Or maybe the worst scenario: *XXXXX******** - 5 symbols, so I think that should be really fast?
Can someone help me with preparing brute-force for those 4 symbols I don't remember (there is probably letters like ěščřžýáíůä - those are from the Czech and German alphabet)?
I want to install the certificate on my new computer but still both passwords he sent me a year ago are wrong, so I wanna try brute-force before calling again the rude guy from a year ago. I saw the password he used when he imported the certificate but I don't remember it fully.
I have Windows, Linux, and macOS (this one is a slow laptop), the rest is a pretty strong PC I can use.
Thank you for your help in advance
Martin