# n0kovo/awesome-password-cracking

A curated list of awesome tools, research, papers and other projects related to password cracking and password security.

Repository: https://github.com/n0kovo/awesome-password-cracking
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-password-cracking
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: hashcat, password-cracking, hash-cracking, john-the-ripper, password-safety, wordlist, wordlist-generator, wordlist-processing, wordlists, awesome, awesome-list, human-made, made-by-humans, no-ai
Last push: 2026-07-22T18:49:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1474, "days_push": 42, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1064, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:26.485160+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of tools, research papers, and projects related to password cracking and password security. It serves as a reference index covering hash cracking tools like hashcat and John the Ripper, wordlist generation and processing, and related research.

## Use cases
- find tools for cracking password hashes
- discover wordlist generators and wordlists
- learn about password security research
- compare hashcat and john the ripper resources
- find papers on cryptanalysis and brute-force attacks
- build a password auditing toolkit

## When to choose
- you want a curated, human-maintained index of password cracking resources
- you are researching password security or penetration testing
- you need to discover wordlists and hash cracking tools quickly

## When to avoid
- you need an actual cracking tool rather than a list of links
- you want automated or maintained software with releases
- you are looking for defensive-only password policy tooling without offensive context

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, cryptography, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: password-cracking, hashcat, john-the-ripper, wordlists, curated-list, hash-cracking, password-security

## Member repositories
- n0kovo/awesome-password-cracking (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.485160+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:56:05.721737+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/n0kovo/awesome-password-cracking (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.485160+00:00, sha c899cbf82b46)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.