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rephrase

Specialized passphrase recovery tool for GnuPG

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Platforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026

If you can nearly remember your GnuPG passphrase - but not quite - then Rephrase may be able to help. Tell Rephrase the parts of the passphrase you know, and any number of alternatives for the parts you’re not sure about; and Rephrase will try all the alternatives, in all possible combinations, and tell you which combination (if any) gives you the correct passphrase.

Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.

Getting started

Install on Kali Linux with `sudo apt install rephrase`. See the official Kali tool page and upstream homepage linked above for full usage and configuration details.

Commonly preinstalled on

Kali Linux

Debian-based distribution built for penetration testing and security auditing