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World's fastest and most advanced password recovery utility

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hashcat is a free, open-source password recovery utility that claims to be the world's fastest password cracker. It supports over 450 hash types and can run on CPUs, GPUs, and other OpenCL-compatible devices across Linux, Windows, and macOS. The tool includes an in-kernel rule engine, distributed cracking support, session management, and a built-in benchmarking system.

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