# ZerBea/hcxtools

A small set of tools to convert packets from capture files to hash files for use with Hashcat or John the Ripper.

Repository: https://github.com/ZerBea/hcxtools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hcxtools
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: wlan, wpa, wpa2, raspberry-pi, hashcat, handshake, hccapx, pcap, wlan-traffic, john-the-ripper, pcapng, wifi-security, penetration-testing-framework, wifi
Last push: 2026-08-15T08:08:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 45, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3434, "days_push": 18, "days_rel": 206, "gap_med": 91.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2431, forks 433 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:51.049767+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, parser, cryptography
- domain: security, penetration-testing, networking, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: wifi-security, wpa-wpa2, hashcat, john-the-ripper, pcapng, pmkid, handshake-capture, wireless-auditing, linux

## Member repositories
- ZerBea/hcxtools (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.049767+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 2026-08-30T02:31:25.131318+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ZerBea/hcxtools (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.049767+00:00, sha 19fab1f9a6ed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.