pkcheck

README

Description

Note: This project was created to allow me to learn/discover the Go technology.

This project provide a program brute forcing the passphrase of a private key (EC/RSA).

Usage

Call syntax:
        pkcheck.exe {PASSPHRASE_DICTIONARY_FILE_PATH} {KEY_PEM_FILE_PATH} [--enable-derivation]
Call example:
        pkcheck.exe passphrases.txt pk-key-ec.txt
        pkcheck.exe passphrases.txt pk-key-ec.txt --enable-derivation

Requirements

Go >= 1.17

Release

The binary files for Windows/Linux/Mac are compiled at each commit.

They are published as release atefacts.

References

• Go documentation.
• Go by Example.
• A Tour of Go.
• Building Go Applications for Different Operating Systems and Architectures.

Documentation

Overview

This package is a sample program brute forcing the passphrase of a private key.