I forgot a part of my Tails storage password. How can I brute-force it?

Perhaps the weed is taking a toll on my memory or I'm just an idiot, but I just can't remember everything about my Tails storage password, preventing me from accessing any of my passwords or coins.

I remember most information about the password, so I think it's feasible to brute-force it. Can anyone help me doing that?

What I remember:

Is there some application or script that could help me to crack the password? Would I need to write a script myself? If so, can anyone give me a few pointers how to approach this?

Thanks!


Comments


[13 Points] scoobydrool:

i can do it

question 1, did you use the dictionary from that xkcd comic (2048 known words) and its 4 word style, or another known word list. if you used the xkcd one that gives 222 bits of entropy (if you know the other 2 words), which will take around 1hour at 1000 guesses per sec.

question 2. What can you pay


[5 Points] showbobntit:

Just use your seed to recover your coins idk why you didn’t secretly right down your password.


[2 Points] elfer90:

this guy did it, sorta: https://www.reddit.com/r/tails/comments/6xrn2f/brute_force_persistence_password_when_you_kind_of/

also, google is your friend http://lmgtfy.com/?q=brute+force+tails+password

another method:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tails/comments/3j78ll/forgotten_passphrase_to_persistence/


[1 Points] dentsbleu:

Nice try NSA


[1 Points] _Dangma_Dzyu_:

John The Ripper


[0 Points] XmrFanMan:

How many words? Did you use a word list? How many words are you missing and how many do you know are correct, but possibly in the wrong position?

Need a lot more data to know if it's doable.