hashcat

The hashcat program was created to check the security level of Wi-Fi networks. All modern wireless networks have various vulnerabilities, especially to dictionary-based or brute force password cracking. The described tool will help you to check the reliability of your security system.

Working principle

The program uses the computer's power to find combinations of passwords using special dictionaries of the most frequent passwords or bruteforce. The user can use not only standard dictionaries, but also set his own variants. This significantly increases the chance of achieving a positive result. It should be noted that hashcat allows you to choose which powers will be used for password selection.

Cracking

The hacking is performed in fully automatic mode. For this purpose, it uses its own graphical interface, where all the necessary parameters are specified and the hacking procedure is started. It should be noted that hashcat can be used not only for hacking, but also for auditing wireless networks. For this purpose, you can connect any additional utilities like Kali Linux. To start the hack, you will need to specify the path to the hack file and enter the mask data. They include information on the number of characters required, the characters used. Immediately after that, the password cracking process will start. It is worth noting that the procedure can be suspended at any time, if necessary.

Features

• The program is distributed on a free model;
• Any wireless network can be cracked, regardless of the security protocol;
• Password search is performed by bruteforce or by entering special dictionaries that reduce the range of search combinations;
• In the process of cracking, the user can choose the PC power that will be used to perform the selection of variants.