hashcat
World’s fastest and most advanced password recovery utility
Matches ATT&CK tactic: Credential Access ↗
Toolpassword-crackingcredential-accessredLinuxKali LinuxPlatforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026
Hashcat supports five unique modes of attack for over 300 highly-optimized hashing algorithms. hashcat currently supports CPUs, GPUs, and other hardware accelerators on Linux, and has facilities to help enable distributed password cracking.
Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.
Getting started
See the official Kali tool page and upstream homepage linked above for installation and usage details.
