Description
Hashcat is a high-performance password-cracking tool designed to help security professionals assess password strength and recover lost credentials. Supporting a wide range of encryption algorithms, including MD5, SHA-256, and bcrypt, Hashcat enables users to perform brute-force, dictionary, and hybrid attacks against password hashes. Its ability to leverage parallel processing through GPUs makes it significantly faster than traditional password recovery tools. Hashcat is widely used in penetration testing and security audits to identify weak passwords and encourage the use of stronger authentication mechanisms.