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Crack Hashcat

Category: Security  ·  Sub-category: red-team  ·  Last updated:
type:audit
Advanced password recovery and hash cracking tool supporting multiple algorithms and attack modes. Use when: (1) Performing authorized password auditing and security assessments, (2) Recovering passwords from captured hashes in forensic investigations, (3) Testing password policy strength and complexity, (4) Validating encryption implementations, (5) Conducting security research on cryptographic hash functions, (6) Demonstrating password weakness in penetration testing reports.
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About this skill (catalog notes)

Crack Hashcat includes pricing or quota commentary; 21 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 1,801 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Original author
[email protected]
Indexed lastmod
Catalog position
Security · red-team
Indexed related skills
10

How Crack Hashcat fits the catalog

Crack Hashcat sits in the Security category under the red-team sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Crack Hashcat is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the red-team sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/crack-hashcat/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when: (1) Performing authorized password auditing and security assessments, (2) Recovering passwords from captured hashes in forensic investigations, (3) Testing password policy strength and complexity, (4) Validating encryption implementations, (5) Conducting security research on cryptographic hash functions, (6) Demonstrating password weakness in penetration testing reports.

Who uses this skill

The Crack Hashcat Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 115,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/crack-hashcat
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/crack-hashcat/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/crack-hashcat/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/crack-hashcat/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/crack-hashcat/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\crack-hashcat\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Crack Hashcat Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/crack-hashcat/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Crack Hashcat skill do?
Advanced password recovery and hash cracking tool supporting multiple algorithms and attack modes. Use when: (1) Performing authorized password auditing and security assessments, (2) Recovering passwords from captured hashes in forensic investigations, (3) Testing password policy strength and complexity, (4) Validating encryption implementations, (5) Conducting security research on cryptographic hash functions, (6) Demonstrating password weakness in penetration testing reports.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Crack Hashcat skill?
Use Crack Hashcat when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the red team area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Crack Hashcat" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Crack Hashcat skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Crack Hashcat is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA
[email protected]. (2026). Crack Hashcat [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/crack-hashcat/
BibTeX
@misc{crack-hashcat-2026,
  author    = {[email protected]},
  title     = {Crack Hashcat [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/crack-hashcat/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-06-13 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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