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)?

What’s the most simple approach to this wordlist generation and ruleset problem?

This is a password recovery project, which is more complex than just generated a wordlist, since using my tries (see below) it seems to be not enough to just generate a wordlist.
I’m trying to recover my old Bitcoin wallet, which I created… Continue reading What’s the most simple approach to this wordlist generation and ruleset problem?

Is there a simple way to generate complex password wordlists? [closed]

I’ve had this encrypted box I’ve been locked out of for a few years. This week I decided to see if there wasn’t a way I could open it again. As you can guess my search pretty quickly turned up Hashcat and John the ripper.
It’s great that t… Continue reading Is there a simple way to generate complex password wordlists? [closed]