# s0md3v/Hash-Buster

Crack hashes in seconds.

Repository: https://github.com/s0md3v/Hash-Buster
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hash-buster
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hash, sha1, md5, cracker, python, sha256, sha512, sha384, hash-cracker, hash-lookup
Last push: 2024-12-10T13:50:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3348, "days_push": 631, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1892, forks 408 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:50.451119+00:00)

## What it is
Hash-Buster is a Python CLI tool that identifies hash types automatically and cracks them by looking them up via online APIs. It supports MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, and SHA512, and can extract hashes from files or directories recursively with multi-threading.

## Use cases
- crack a single md5 or sha256 hash quickly
- identify unknown hash types automatically
- find and crack hashes scattered inside a file
- recursively scan a directory for hashes
- crack many hashes in parallel with multiple threads

## When to choose
- you need fast dictionary/API-based lookup of common hashes rather than brute-forcing
- you have hashes embedded in files or directories and want automatic extraction
- you want a simple, lightweight Python tool with no hash type specification required

## When to avoid
- you need offline cracking or GPU brute-force (use hashcat or John the Ripper)
- you cannot send hashes to third-party lookup APIs due to privacy concerns
- you need to crack salted or uncommon hash algorithms

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, cli, search-engine
- domain: security, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, windows, cross-platform
- tags: hash-cracker, hash-lookup, md5, sha1, sha256, sha512, osint, password-cracking, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- s0md3v/Hash-Buster (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:50.451119+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 2026-08-30T03:12:58.344766+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/s0md3v/Hash-Buster (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:50.451119+00:00, sha 8788b4ad208f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.