Cracker++

This is a simple and fast command-line password cracker. It handle some of the most popular hash types. It also includes functionality to identify them.

Requiremenets:

Before building and running Cracker++, ensure you have the following dependencies installed:

• cmake
• OpenSSL
• fmt
• argparse

---

Build Instructions

Follow these steps to build Cracker++ on an Unix system:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/MKowalski8/CrackerPP.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd CrackerPP

3. Create and navigate to a build directory:

   mkdir build && cd build

4. Build the project

   cmake .. && cmake --build .

---

How to use

After running ./Cracker++ you would see this help meessage

./Cracker++
mode: 1 argument(s) expected. 0 provided.
Usage: CRACKER++ [--help] [--version] [--hash-file VAR] [--hash-value VAR] [--wordlist VAR] [--word VAR] [--charset VAR] [--max-len VAR] [--threads VAR] [--hash-type VAR] [--verbose] mode

Positional arguments:
  mode              Mode: dictionary, brute or identifiy

Optional arguments:
  -h, --help        shows help message and exits 
  -v, --version     prints version information and exits 
  -hl, --hash-file  File containing hashes 
  --hash-value      Single hash value 
  -w, --wordlist    Path to wordlist file 
  -sw, --word       Single word 
  --charset         Character set for brute-force 
  -l, --max-len     Maximum length of passwords to try [nargs=0..1] [default: 8]
  -t, --threads     Number of threads to use [nargs=0..1] [default: 1]
  -ht, --hash-type  Type of hash algorithm (e.g., sha256, md5, sha1) 
  -vb, --verbose    Write all of the possible hash algorithms while identifying   
  -o, --to-file     Save output to file

To use it you have to precise a mode you want to use

Dictionary Attack

To perform a dictionary attack you have to provide:

• wordlist / single word
• hashlist / single hash

Brute Force

This mode needs only a hashlist / single hash.

You are also able to set:

• charset
• max length of generated word

Hash Identifier

If you only want to check which probable hash algorithms where used with your hashes, this mode is for you.

It can be run with -vb flag, which gives you also least possbile types

Examples:

Dictioanry attack using wordlist and hashlist:

./Cracker++ dictionary -w passwords.txt -hl hashes.txt 

Brute force attack on one hash:

./Cracker++ brute --hash-value 0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661 -l 4

Identify hashes:

./Cracker++ identify -hl hashes.txt -vb