Partial recovery

[aprizm]

It would be nice if hashcat had an option where you can only computer half the hash and compare it to half of target hash and maybe get a few lucky hit at a faster pace.

here is the answer from the guy at CrackStation

Taylor Hornby ‏@DefuseSec May 11
@aprizm The index is sorted on the first 64 bits of the hash, so if those match it'll return it as a partial match.