ZerBea/hcxtools

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A set of C command-line tools that convert WiFi packet captures (pcap/pcapng) into hash formats compatible with Hashcat and John the Ripper. It is used to audit WPA/WPA2 network security by extracting PMKID and EAPOL handshake hashes for offline password strength testing.

Use cases

• convert pcap capture files to hashcat hash format
• extract wpa handshake hashes from wifi captures
• audit my own wifi network password strength
• capture pmkid from wpa2 networks for auditing
• generate weak psk candidate wordlists
• filter hashes from hc22000 files
• test if my router uses a weak default password

When to choose

• you need to convert wireless captures into Hashcat or John the Ripper hash formats
• you are auditing your own WPA/WPA2 network security on Linux
• you want PMKID or EAPOL extraction endorsed by the Hashcat project

When to avoid

• you want to actually crack passwords - use Hashcat or John the Ripper for that
• you need WEP or WPS auditing - use aircrack-ng, Reaver, or Bully
• you are on Windows, macOS, or Android - these platforms are unsupported
• you need to decrypt captured traffic - use Wireshark or tshark

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

security penetration-testing parser cryptography security penetration-testing networking developer-tools cli wifi-security wpa-wpa2 hashcat john-the-ripper pcapng pmkid handshake-capture wireless-auditing linux

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