30:39 · May 2026
Password Cracking with Hashcat
We can use a tool like hashcat to crack user passwords at high speed using GPU acceleration. Practice local password attacks on multiple hash files within your pentesting lab by downloading them at Pentest.TV. What is hashcat? Hashcat is one of the fastest and most advanced password-cracking tools available, widely used by security professionals, penetration testers, and ethical hackers around the world.
Commands used
hashcat --version
hashcat -I
hashcat hashes-md5.txt wordlist.txt
hashcat -m 0 -a 0 hashes-md5.txt wordlist.txt
hashcat -m 0 hashes-md5.txt --show
hashcat -hh | grep -i ntlm
hashcat -hh | grep -i md5
hashcat -hh | grep -i bcrypt
hashcat -hh | grep -i kerberos
hashcat -m 1000 --example-hashes
hashcat -m 0 --example-hashes
hashcat -m 1400 --example-hashes
hashcat --help | grep -i ntlm
hashcat --help
hashcat --help | grep -i
hashcat -m 0 -a 0 hashes-md5.txt wordlist.txt --potfile-disable
hashcat -m 0 -a 0 hashes-rule-demo.txt basewords.txt --potfile-disable
hashcat -m 0 -a 0 hashes-rule-demo.txt basewords.txt -r append-2026-bang.rule --potfile-disable
hashcat -m 0 hashes-rule-demo.txt --show
hashcat -a 0 basewords.txt -r append-2026-bang.rule --stdout
hashcat -m 1000 -a 0 hashes-ntlm.txt wordlist.txt
hashcat -m 1000 hashes-ntlm.txt --show
hashcat --help | grep -i sha
hashcat --help | less
hashcat -m 0 -a 3 hashes-mask.txt ?l?l?l?l?d?d?d?d
hashcat -m 0 hashes-mask.txt --show
hashcat -m 0 -a 6 hashes-word-mask.txt wordlist.txt ?d?d?d?d
hashcat -m 0 hashes-word-mask.txt --show
hashcat -m 0 -a 7 hashes-mask-word.txt ?d?d?d?d wordlist.txt
hashcat -m 0 hashes-mask-word.txt --show
hashcat -m 0 hashes-md5.txt --show > cracked-md5.txt
hashcat -m 0 -a 0 hashes-md5.txt wordlist.txt --outfile cracked-output.txt
hashcat -m 0 -a 0 hashes-md5.txt /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt
hashcat -b
