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Hashcat: Fast GPU Cracking
Hashcat: Fast GPU Cracking Hashcat is the fastest cracker. It uses the GPU , so it tries far more guesses per second than John. Tell it the hash type with -m and the attack mode with -a . Example types: 0 = MD5, 100 = SHA1, 3200 = bcrypt. MD5 is cracked fast. bcrypt (slow by design) is so slow that
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What it is
Hashcat is the fastest cracker. It uses the GPU, so it tries far more guesses per second than John.
How it works
Tell it the hash type with -m and the attack mode with -a.
Example types: 0 = MD5, 100 = SHA1, 3200 = bcrypt.
Why it matters for security
MD5 is cracked fast.
bcrypt (slow by design) is so slow that even Hashcat manages only a few guesses, so it protects passwords well.
Learn more in the lesson: 22.4 Hashcat: Fast GPU Cracking