![]() ![]() My problem is that I'm out of my depth when it comes to GUI or anything that isn't in a pretty windows dialogue box. I've had a look at Brutus software, which from all accounts on the web, is very impressive. However, in this case I'd say the probabilities that I am the volume creator are fairly high, given what I know about the password and how it was created. Richnrockville, I appreciate your vigilance. Sorry Noob, for any implications my post may have had in reference to your name. Thanks Danz, Tateu and everyone else for their replies. PS: No guarantee on the math, shooting from the cuff, but I think it's about right. You're probably somewhere within that range, and there's definitely a chance that you could succeed, but you'll also definitely need to strain your brain a bit. Seven words would produce 1.3 billion possibilities, which is probably just a little out of reach for a home computer, but could be done on a network. If there were only four words in random order then there would be about 20 to the 4th possibilities = 160,000 (actually fewer if you didn't repeat any words), which is quite doable. How many words do you think are in your password? Based on the lengths of the words you supplied in your first post, I'll guess it's somewhere between four and seven. For starters, think of each word as a single character (out of 20 possible characters), and try to set up password searches for different password lengths, say between 4 and 7. Why don't you download it and play with it using some short, simple passwords to see if you can figure out how to use it? It would probably work. OTFBrutus can build wordlists, but you have to learn how to enter your data into the program's password template. I don't know of any program that you can just hand your 20 words to and say "go!", but what you want to accomplish might not be that far out of reach. How many words do you think you used? Did you repeat any words? Are you positive there are no spaces or substitutions? Your description is rather loose: 15 to 35 characters built from a pool of some 20 known words doesn't narrow things down very much. Building the wordlist will be the hardest part, as it sounds as though there could be a high number of possibilities. If you can assemble an adequate wordlist then it it can easily test them against your TrueCrypt container. *sigh* Sometimes I think places like Wilders do more harm than good for the general public and those in a GUI (by tateu, a forum member) was specifically designed to help TrueCrypt users who have partially forgotten their passwords. You should also be well prepared before you ever install such a program. You should have a damn good reason for using it, and not just "might get stolen". I honestly think you're screwed, and, for anyone who comes across threads like these and wants to try Truecrypt and things like it, think carefully before you jump into it. Brute-forcing something that long? You won't live long enough and neither will anyone else. Chances are pretty good you've got just one word or a couple of characters out of place, and that's even more frustrating than forgetting the entire thing. Back up your passwords, whether on a piece of paper hidden out of sight or what ever. ![]() Very few people can remember long passwords.which is why no one uses them and people stick to "less secure" ones that are short and sweet. I mean, the pass is literally written on the laptop. Next time, don't use passwords like that. I feel for you, you're indeed in a rough spot. Regardless of the outcome, I intend to be a stayer on the forum, and hope to learn as much as I can from you guys. I've taken a look at some threads on here addressing similar problems, but I have no absolutely no programming knowledge, and have found it impossible to use some of the tools offered.Īre there any programs out there, where I can simply enter the possible words, and bruteforce the password? I'm on Win7 64bit.Īny help or advice would be really appreciated. There are about 20 words that I selected from. I'm sure it's between 15 and 35 characters. The password could be any combination ie. ![]() I never use spacing, and stuck to lower casing, and I have a list of all the possible words that could've been included in the password.Īs the story usually goes, I was in a rush, and thought I'd remember it just by looking at the stickers. For the password, I used a combination of phrases from the stickers on the laptop - like "windows7", "corei7" etc. I know you probably get questions like this all the time, but I'm really hoping someone can help me out.Ī couple of months ago I encrypted some important files in a truecrypt volume, worried that my laptop might get stolen while travelling. ![]()
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