Packages and Binaries:

crack

Password guessing program (crypt() variant)
Crack is program designed to quickly locate vulnerabilities in Unix (or other) password files by scanning the contents of a password file, looking for users who have misguidedly chosen a weak login password.

This package provides the runtime files for the crypt() version.

Installed size: 153 KB
How to install: sudo apt install crack

Dependencies:
  • crack-common
  • libc6
  • libcrypt1
Crack

Programs to break password files

root@kali:~# Crack -h
Crack: unrecognised argument -h
Usage: Crack [options] [bindir] [[-fmt format] files]...

Crack

Programs to break password files

root@kali:~# Crack -h
Crack: unrecognised argument -h
Usage: Crack [options] [bindir] [[-fmt format] files]...

Crack-Reporter

Programs to break password files

root@kali:~# Crack-Reporter -h
---- passwords cracked as of Thu Nov 27 08:51:44 EST 2025 ----


---- errors and warnings ----


---- done ----

Crack-Reporter

Programs to break password files

root@kali:~# Crack-Reporter -h
---- passwords cracked as of Thu Nov 27 08:51:45 EST 2025 ----


---- errors and warnings ----


---- done ----

crack-common

Password guessing program (common files of all variants)
Crack is program designed to quickly locate vulnerabilities in Unix (or other) password files by scanning the contents of a password file, looking for users who have misguidedly chosen a weak login password.

This package provides the common files for the crypt() and MD5 versions.

Installed size: 7.22 MB
How to install: sudo apt install crack-common

Dependencies:
  • make

crack-md5

Password guessing program (MD5 variant)
Crack is program designed to quickly locate vulnerabilities in Unix (or other) password files by scanning the contents of a password file, looking for users who have misguidedly chosen a weak login password.

This package provides the runtime files for the MD5 version.

Installed size: 153 KB
How to install: sudo apt install crack-md5

Dependencies:
  • crack-common
  • libc6
  • libcrypt1
Crack

Programs to break password files

root@kali:~# Crack -h
Crack: unrecognised argument -h
Usage: Crack [options] [bindir] [[-fmt format] files]...

Crack-Reporter

Programs to break password files

root@kali:~# Crack-Reporter -h
---- passwords cracked as of Thu Nov 27 08:51:57 EST 2025 ----


---- errors and warnings ----


---- done ----



Updated on: 2025-Dec-09