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John the Ripper

Unsupported hash type

C Cracking Medium

🔴 Error Message

No supported hashes found in file

📖 What This Means

John cannot identify the hash algorithm.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Use hash-identifier to find type
  2. Specify format explicitly: --format=TYPE
  3. Try: john --list=formats | grep keyword

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