← All Kali Issues
Pdfcrack
Slow cracking
P Performance
Low
🔴 Error Message
PDF password cracking very slow
📖 What This Means
CPU-only cracking is inherently slow.
🔧 Step-by-Step Fix
- Use smaller wordlist first
- Try: pdfcrack -f file.pdf -w wordlist.txt
- For GPU: extract hash with pdf2john and use hashcat