# John the Ripper

### Tool

{% embed url="<https://github.com/openwall/john>" %}
John the Ripper Jumbo - Advanced Offline Password Cracker
{% endembed %}

### Use of FILE2john

There are several scripts to convert any software format to john (keepass2john.py, zip2john.py, cisco2john.pl) located on john/run path. We use these scripts to create hash files that we can crack later with JTR.

```bash
#Example
python zip2john.py encrypted.zip > zip.hash
```

### John parameters

```
-f=[format] / --format=[format]
-w=[wordlist path] / --wordlist=[wordlist path]
```

### Attack examples

```bash
#Attack to md5 hash file
john -f=raw-md5 -w=/usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt md5.hash

#Attack to sha1 hash file
john -f=raw-sha1 -w=/usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt md5.hash
```


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://www.pwny.cc/other/cracking/john-the-ripper.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.