# initstring/passphrase-wordlist

Passphrase wordlist and hashcat rules for offline cracking of long, complex passwords

Repository: https://github.com/initstring/passphrase-wordlist
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/passphrase-wordlist
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: password-cracking, infosec, hacking, penetration-testing, wordlist, pentesting
Last push: 2025-07-13T05:46:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 37/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 31, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3193, "days_push": 416, "days_rel": 416, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1440, forks 181 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:44.205742+00:00)

## What it is
A large wordlist of over 20 million passphrase phrases paired with two hashcat rule files that generate 1,000+ permutations per phrase for GPU-based offline password cracking. It is maintained in Python with sources scraped from Wikipedia, Wiktionary, IMDB, Billboard, and other datasets.

## Use cases
- crack long complex passphrases offline with hashcat
- audit password policies that require passphrases
- generate candidate passphrase permutations for pentesting
- recover NTLMv2 or other password hashes during authorized engagements
- build custom wordlists from pop culture and geographic data sources

## When to choose
- you need a curated passphrase wordlist with hashcat rules for GPU cracking
- you are doing authorized penetration testing or password audits
- you want regularly updated phrase sources like memes, movies, and music titles

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose dictionary for brute-forcing short random passwords
- you want an automated cracking tool rather than wordlist data
- you lack authorization to test the target systems

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, data-generation
- domain: security, penetration-testing, privacy
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: password-cracking, wordlist, hashcat, passphrase-cracking, gpu-cracking, infosec

## Member repositories
- initstring/passphrase-wordlist (main) score 37

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.205742+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 2026-08-30T04:36:31.868375+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/initstring/passphrase-wordlist (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.205742+00:00, sha 1f7bedff19db)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.