JohnTheRipper

This is a bunch of scripts to crack a bunch of different passwords offline

Installation

git clone https://github.com/magnumripper/JohnTheRipper.git
cd JohnTheRipper/src
./configure && make

Usage

For pdfs

1. Create a hash of the pdf you want to open

   cd JohnTheRipper/run
   ./pdf2john.pl <pdf file> > <output file>

   The output file will be a hash file of the meta info of the pdf. Will be refered to by hash-file from now on.

2. Crack the hash

   cd JohnTheRipper/run
   ./john <hash file>

3. Retrieve the password

   cd JohnTheRipper/run
   ./john --show <hash file>

   The password will be dispalyed the format of <path-to-pdf>:password sh /root/user/secred.pdf:54321