Hash crackers

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Hash Buster (find cleartext of hash)

data enrichment, data processing, discovery of sensitive information, information gathering

Hash Buster is a tool which tries to find the cleartext that is related to a particular hash. A hash is typically a one-way conversion and often used as a fingerprint of a file. Using Hash Buster, the original string might be discovered. This can be useful during a penetration test or as part of digital forensics when one found one or more hashes.

Pybelt (pentest toolkit)

The pybelt toolkit may be useful during a pentest to simplify the process of scanning. It includes options like port scanning, dork checking, cracking and verification of hashes, and scanning for SQL injections.

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