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rar2john: support multi-part archives

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Description

Two sub-tasks here:

  1. Figure out and document the current support (if any) or lack thereof.

  2. Implement full support.

Reference: https://www.openwall.com/lists/john-users/2020/09/18/3

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

Start with the rar2john entry point and read the linked john-users discussion. Document what support for multi-part archives currently exists or is missing, then determine the scope of full support before implementing it. Done means the documented behavior is accurate and multi-part archives are fully supported.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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

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