HashTrace is a utility designed to guess the hash based on provided content fragments.
By iterating through common combinations, HashTrace provides insights into the robustness of hash generation, revealing vulnerabilities in weak or poorly created hashes.
Often, developers inadvertently leave hashes—either in full or fragments—on webpages and other digital realms, considering them to be secure. However, the truth can be starkly different. When these hashes are generated without integrating substantial additional data or are just poorly constructed, their veneer of security can be easily pierced. HashTrace steps into this arena, acting as the beacon of clarity. Presented with the challenges of partial hashes or disparate content fragments, it effectively bridges the chasm of missing information. By methodically iterating through potential combinations, HashTrace not only reconstructs the probable plaintext but also underlines the pitfalls of blind trust in these hashes.
Imagine a Secret: the plaintext is derived from the command:
echo "john|102|john@example.xx" | md5sumThis produces the hash e84be6efffb4b33f8dabbc725e7e1d78.
Given known input data: 102, John, and john@example.xx (along with the hash or its fragment),
HashTrace assists in unveiling the mystery behind the order and format in which these data segments were originally hashed.
./hashtrace -hash='e6efffb4b33f8' -data=102 -data=John --data=john@example.xx
# ./hashtrace -hash='e6efffb4b33f8' -data=102 -data=John --data=john@example.xx -sep=';' -sep='|' -sep=',' 
MD5SHA1SHA256SHA512SHA224SHA384SHA3-256SHA3-512SHA512-224SHA512-256