rar2john: support multi-part archives
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documentation
enhancement
- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 13.6k
- Forks
- 2.6k
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Two sub-tasks here:
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Figure out and document the current support (if any) or lack thereof.
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Implement full support.
Reference: https://www.openwall.com/lists/john-users/2020/09/18/3
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 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