openwall / openwall/john

Add support for cracking LUKS2

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Description

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Read the linked LUKS2 on-disk format PDF first, then compare it with the LUKS1 documentation also provided. No source files or tests are named; identify the relevant implementation entry point and validation cases, with completion meaning John can crack LUKS2 inputs.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
cryptography, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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