


Run simple.txt through John the Ripper’s Single Crack Mode (change the -format argument as you see fit): john -single -format=raw-sha256 simple.txtĪ self-contained tutorial on generating a password for Single Crack Mode.

Create a new text file ( simple.txt) to store the username and the password hash value from prior steps: echo -n 'topgun:4558ce5abe3b1e70bbadc3b95f2ff84f54d0a5c30fb524ceebfd401f8233fda7' > simple.txt.Show the output of the SHA-256-hashed password: echo -n 'Topgun' | sha256sum.Designate a short string ( topgun) as a username and variations on its capitalization as the password (such as Topgun).
