Enhance --single mode to also use --extern:case and or -extern:leet
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enhancement
new cracking mode
RFC / discussion
- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 13.6k
- Forks
- 2.6k
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
I think this could be a great win, for the -single mode cracking. Not sure how easy it would be to do, but I would think it could be done.
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 by locating the implementations of --single, --extern:case, and -extern:leet in the John the Ripper codebase and reviewing how each mode is handled. Determine how these modes should interact, then define tests or reproducible cracking cases that demonstrate the combined behavior before considering the work complete.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- cli, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100