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John the Ripper

Cannot crack bcrypt

P Performance Medium

🔴 Error Message

Bcrypt hash cracking extremely slow

📖 What This Means

Bcrypt is designed to be slow to crack.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Expected: bcrypt is intentionally slow
  2. Use GPU: hashcat -m 3200
  3. Focus on common passwords only

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