OneRuleToRuleThemAll
A comprehensive password cracking rule combining multiple sources for improved hashcat performance.
What is OneRuleToRuleThemAll?
password_cracking_rule is a collection of password cracking rules for hashcat that combines effective patterns from multiple established sources. It provides security professionals with optimized rules for testing password strength during security assessments. The project acknowledges that no single rule can crack all passwords but offers a well-tested aggregation that performed strongly in comparative tests.
Penetration testers, security researchers, and red team members who need effective password cracking rules for security assessments and password strength testing.
Developers choose this project because it aggregates proven rules from multiple reputable sources into a single file, saving time on rule selection and configuration. It provides a practical starting point that has demonstrated strong performance in testing scenarios.
Overview
One rule to crack all passwords. or atleast we hope so.
Use Cases
Best For
- Security professionals conducting password strength assessments
- Penetration testers needing optimized hashcat rules
- Red team members performing password cracking attacks
- Security researchers comparing password cracking methodologies
- Organizations testing their own password policies
- Educational demonstrations of password security weaknesses
Not Ideal For
- Security assessments requiring rules tailored to specific cultural or linguistic password patterns
- Environments with strict single-license requirements for compliance purposes
- Projects where minimal rule sets are preferred to reduce computational overhead and speed up attacks
Pros & Cons
Pros
Combines proven rules from Hob0Rules, KoreLogic, NSAKEY, and hashcat's generated2.rule, offering a comprehensive starting point without needing to manually gather sources.
Includes rules that performed best in comparative tests, as referenced in the associated blog post, saving time on trial-and-error optimization.
Acknowledges the limitations of password cracking and encourages context-aware strategies, preventing over-reliance on a single rule set for all scenarios.
Maintains original licenses for sourced rules and adds custom MIT-licensed rules, ensuring legal transparency for ethical use in security testing.
Cons
As admitted in the README, no single rule can crack all passwords, requiring users to manually adjust attacks based on variables like time, hardware, and dictionary size.
The rules are designed exclusively for hashcat, making them incompatible with other password cracking tools like John the Ripper without conversion efforts.
The README provides only basic credits and licensing, lacking detailed instructions on integration, customization, or performance tuning for beginners.
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Projects
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KaonashiWordlist, rules and masks from Kaonashi project (RootedCON 2019)
OneRuleToRuleThemStillA revamped and updated version of my original OneRuleToRuleThemAll hashcat rule
nsa-rulesPassword cracking rules and masks for hashcat that I generated from cracked passwords.
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