wjlandryiii / crackvim

crack text files encrypted with vim's :X command

crackvim

cracks vim encrypted text files. only supports default encryption level (zip).

Help screen

$ ./crackvim
crackvim: [options] [filename]

Options:
	-b nbytes (default: 128)
	-d dict_file
	-p start_password (default: empty string)
	-C charset (default: 0)
	-l max_passwd_len (default: 6)
	-c crib

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Brute Force Example

$ ./crackvim test.txt
loaded test.txt: 40 bytes
searching for ascii text files
using brute force
max password length: 6
charset: 0

Possible password: 'lenin'
Plaintext: meet at the park on tuesday

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Dictionary Example

$ ./crackvim -d /usr/share/dict/words dict_test.txt
loaded dict_test.txt: 54 bytes
searching for ascii text files
using dictionary file: /usr/share/dict/words

Possible password: 'unobjectionableness'
Plaintext: sell all shares before the board meeting.

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