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hashcat:tldr:79a81
hashcat: Perform a brute-force attack (mode 3) with a known pattern of 4 digits.
$ hashcat --hash-type ${hash_type_id} --attack-mode ${3} ${hash_value} "${?d?d?d?d}"
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This command is using a tool called hashcat to perform offline password cracking. Here is a breakdown of the different parts:
hashcat
is the name of the tool/command used for password cracking.--hash-type ${hash_type_id}
is an option that specifies the type of hash algorithm used for the password hash.${hash_type_id}
is a placeholder variable that should be replaced with the actual hash type ID.--attack-mode ${3}
is an option that specifies the attack mode to be used.${3}
is a placeholder variable that should be replaced with the desired attack mode ID.${hash_value}
is the hash value of the password you want to crack. This should be replaced with the actual hash value obtained from the target system."${?d?d?d?d}"
is a placeholder for the password mask. This specifies the format/digits of the password to be cracked. In this example, it is set to a four-digit numeric password. Each?d
represents a digit placeholder.
To use this command, you need to replace ${hash_type_id}
with the correct hash type ID, ${3}
with the desired attack mode ID, and ${hash_value}
with the actual hash value.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.