install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install name-that-hash

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install name-that-hash

MacPorts ports tree · security/name-that-hash/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#nth

nixpkgs package indexes · nth · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

overview

Package summary

Modern hash identification system

Project links

Commands and aliases

name-that-hash
nth

history

Project history and usage

Name That Hash is a Python hash-identification CLI and web app for mapping unknown hashes to likely algorithms and cracking-tool modes.

Project history

The repository was created on 2021-01-13, and PyPI release history begins with 0.0.1 on 2021-01-24. The project positioned itself as a modern successor to older hash identifiers, emphasizing popularity-ranked results, hash summaries, accessible output, JSON/API use, and Hashcat/John the Ripper mode information.

Release 1.10.0 on 2021-06-13 added more than 50 hashes and an automated test matrix for hash database correctness; release 1.11.0 on 2022-11-17 added and verified hash patterns including yescrypt, BitLocker, RACF, Argon2, and other community-contributed entries.

Adoption history

The project reached security distributions and package managers beyond PyPI. Its README lists REMnux, AUR, MacPorts, and Homebrew, and Kali documents the `name-that-hash` and `nth` binaries for identifying MD5, SHA256, and more than 300 other hash types.

Repository metadata consulted on 2026-07-01 showed 1,658 GitHub stars and 110 forks. Homebrew listed 348 installs over the prior 365 days, which is modest but plausible for a specialist CTF/forensics helper.

How it is used

The practical loop is simple: pass one hash with `nth --text`, pass a newline-delimited file with `nth --file`, or use greppable/JSON output for automation. Kali's help output also documents base64 decoding, accessible mode, and an extreme mode that searches for hashes inside larger strings.

Package nerds use it before cracking: identify candidate formats, choose likely Hashcat or John modes, then feed those guesses into heavier cracking or forensic tooling. The JSON output makes it scriptable in pipelines.

Why package nerds care

Name That Hash matters because it packages the messy regex database problem with better output priorities and cracking-tool context. It is not a cryptographic primitive; it is a triage tool that saves time before using Hashcat, John, or CTF tooling.

Timeline

2021-01-13: GitHub repository created.
2021-01-24: PyPI release 0.0.1 published.
2021-06-13: 1.10.0 release adds more than 50 hashes and an automated test matrix.
2022-11-17: 1.11.0 release published on GitHub and PyPI.
2026-07-01: Homebrew Formulae page listed 348 installs over the prior 365 days.

Related projects

HashID
Hash-Identifier
Hashcat
John the Ripper
REMnux
Kali Linux

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`name-that-hash`	cli	global executable
`nth`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.11.0

manager updated2026-07-05

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://nth.skerritt.blog/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://nth.skerritt.blog/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:name-that-hash
Version	1.11.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/name-that-hash
Homepage	https://nth.skerritt.blog/
Repository	https://github.com/bee-san/Name-That-Hash
Upstream docs	https://github.com/bee-san/Name-That-Hash#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/7a/d6/5bea2b09a8b4dbfd92610432dbbcdda9f983be3de770a296df957fed5d06/name_that_hash-1.11.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-05T00:14:30+09:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	python@3.14
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	name-that-hash
Version Scheme	0
Revision	2
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

MacPorts95%

name-that-hash

sudo port install name-that-hash

normalized package name match
Matched by: Name That Hash

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: security/name-that-hash/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Nix92%

nth

nix profile install nixpkgs#nth

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Nth

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: nth from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/name-that-hash.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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