Trouble Extracting Hash from PKCS#8 Encrypted Private Key for Cracking – OpenSSH

I have an encrypted private key for OpenSSH that I need to crack the passphrase for. However, tools like ssh2john.py and openssl2john.py fail to parse the key. Here’s what I’ve tried so far:
Key Format Check
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Any information on the encrypted Knoppix user data file system (knoppix-data.aes)?

I remember about 90% of my password used for encrypting the persistent user data file system (stored as knoppix-data.aes) while setting up Knoppix a few years ago and would now like to explore the feasibility of a dictionary brute-force at… Continue reading Any information on the encrypted Knoppix user data file system (knoppix-data.aes)?