Crack Vim encrypted files
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- Dominant language
- C
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Description
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked xenocons/vim72bf project to determine the Vim encryption format and behavior, then locate the relevant John the Ripper source entry point. Done means John can crack the identified Vim encrypted files with appropriate verification; the issue names no source file or test, so both must be found first.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, vim
- Domain
- cryptography, reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100