RAR archives that have been split into multiple volumes
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enhancement
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- C
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Description
I would like an update to rar2john so that it can handle encrypted .rar archives that have been split into multiple volumes. Split volumes can be created by selecting a volume size when creating a .rar archive. This can be found in the General tab of WinRAR.
If it helps, a similar feature was added to 7z2hashcat which can be found here.
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 examining the rar2john entry point and the handling of encrypted RAR archives. Review the linked 7z2hashcat issue for related behavior, then identify how split volumes are represented and validated. Done means rar2john accepts encrypted multi-volume RAR archives and produces a usable result.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- cli, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100