# brannondorsey/naive-hashcat

Crack password hashes without the fuss :cat2:

Repository: https://github.com/brannondorsey/naive-hashcat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/naive-hashcat
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: password-cracking, hashcat, hash-cracking, hacking
Last push: 2022-01-10T00:05:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3333, "days_push": 1697, "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 1416, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:39.893133+00:00)

## What it is
A plug-and-play shell script wrapper around hashcat that cracks password hashes using pre-configured, empirically tested attack parameters. It lets users run dictionary-based hash cracking without needing to understand hashcat's many options.

## Use cases
- crack md5 password hashes from a leaked credentials file
- run hashcat without learning its command-line options
- dictionary attack password hashes using the rockyou wordlist
- recover plaintext passwords from cryptographic hashes
- educational password cracking exercises

## When to choose
- you want quick, no-configuration hash cracking with sensible defaults
- you are a beginner to password cracking and find hashcat overwhelming
- you need a simple script wrapping hashcat for common hash types

## When to avoid
- you need fine-grained control over hashcat attack modes, masks, or rules
- you are cracking exotic hash types not covered by the script's defaults
- you need a maintained tool with recent updates or GPU tuning guidance

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, cryptography, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: hashcat, password-cracking, hash-cracking, wrapper-script, dictionary-attack, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- brannondorsey/naive-hashcat (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:39.893133+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 2026-08-30T04:38:04.761118+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/brannondorsey/naive-hashcat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:39.893133+00:00, sha 27f08e7d17de)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.