A collection of French and English wordlists specifically curated for cracking French passwords.
French Wordlists is a collection of wordlists specifically designed for cracking passwords used by French-speaking individuals. It compiles terms from French-language sources, removes uncommon characters, and is optimized for use with tools like hashcat. The project solves the problem of limited non-English password cracking resources by providing targeted, practical dictionaries.
Security researchers, penetration testers, and red teamers who need to crack passwords for French-language targets or assess password strength in French contexts.
It offers a specialized, curated resource for French password cracking that is community-tested and integrated with popular cracking tools, filling a niche not well-covered by general-purpose wordlists like rockyou.
Various wordlists FR & EN - Cracking French passwords
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Aggregates words from French sources like Wikipedia, subtitles, and literature, specifically targeting the gap in non-English password cracking resources.
Removes difficult-to-type French characters (e.g., œ, ï) to improve efficiency in tools like hashcat, as noted in the README.
Offers large, medium, and small compiled wordlist versions in releases for direct use, simplifying deployment for different needs.
Designed to work with hashcat rules and deduplication tools like duplicut, with explicit usage examples and linked projects.
Used in security contests like Korelogic and CrackTheCon, and in SANS courses, proving practical effectiveness.
The large and medium compiled lists exceed GitHub Actions VM specs (7 GB RAM, 14 GB SSD), making them challenging for automated workflows or low-resource environments.
Removes accented characters common in French (e.g., û, ô), which could reduce accuracy when cracking passwords that include these exact characters.
Exclusively focused on French, so it requires supplementary wordlists for multi-lingual cracking scenarios, unlike broader projects like SecLists.
Recommends using external tools like duplicut to remove duplicates, adding an extra step and dependency for optimal usage.