macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install truecracklocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#truecracknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tr/truecrack/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
概览
软件包摘要
Brute-force password cracker for TrueCrypt
历史
项目历史与用法
TrueCrack is a GPLv3 brute-force password cracker for TrueCrypt volumes. The official README identifies version 3.6, Linux support, CUDA optimization, and both GPU and CPU execution.
项目历史
TrueCrack belongs to the older TrueCrypt-era password-recovery and forensic tooling niche. Its README says the software is based on TrueCrypt and supports PBKDF2 key derivation functions using RIPEMD160, SHA512, and Whirlpool, plus XTS mode with AES, Serpent, and Twofish.
The project is intentionally focused rather than broad: it handles file-hosted and partition/device-hosted TrueCrypt volumes, hidden volumes, backup headers, dictionary attacks, and generated alphabet attacks. The README's performance section compares CPU and NVIDIA GPU timings, reflecting the period when CUDA acceleration was a major differentiator for brute-force recovery tools.
采用历史
Reliable source-backed adoption evidence is thin beyond the official repository and package-manager presence. The Homebrew and Nix packages make the tool discoverable to security practitioners and collectors of legacy crypto/password tools, but the project itself documents a narrow, resource-heavy workflow and recommends a dedicated GPU board.
In package-manager catalogs, TrueCrack persists mostly as a specialized utility: useful when someone needs TrueCrypt-volume password recovery experiments, but not a general password-auditing framework.
使用方式
The README documents dictionary attacks with `truecrack -t truecrypt_file -w passwords_file` and alphabet attacks with `truecrack -t truecrypt_file -c alphabet -m maxlength`, with options for key derivation function, encryption algorithm, backup headers, hidden volumes, restore points, and CUDA/CPU configuration.
Build and installation follow the classic Autotools path: `./configure`, `make`, and `sudo make install`, with configure options for CUDA debug mode, CPU-only mode, and CUDA path selection.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
TrueCrack is package-nerd-significant as a preserved C/CUDA security tool tied to the TrueCrypt ecosystem. It is the kind of package that matters less for daily use and more for keeping a historically important crypto-recovery workflow buildable from package managers.
Its formula is also a reminder that package collections include legacy forensic utilities whose upstream documentation is sparse but operationally specific.
时间线
- v3.6: The README identifies the project as TRUECRACK v3.6.
- TrueCrypt basis: README says the software is based on TrueCrypt and targets TrueCrypt volumes.
- Current README: documented usage includes dictionary attacks, generated alphabet attacks, GPU/CPU operation, hidden volumes, backup headers, and Autotools installation.
Related projects
- TrueCrypt, CUDA, PBKDF2, RIPEMD160, SHA512, Whirlpool, AES, Serpent, Twofish
来源
安全态势
风险级别：red
escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal.
风险分类器
red 风险 · 中 置信度 · escape-surveillance-offensive
原因
- escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal
信号
- text:password cracker
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 13 个平台目标。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
truecrack | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-08
管理器版本3.5
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
https://github.com/lvaccaro/truecrack
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
- 信息No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/lvaccaro/truecracknone 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:truecrack |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 3.5 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/truecrack |
| 主页 | https://github.com/lvaccaro/truecrack |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/lvaccaro/truecrack |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/lvaccaro/truecrack#readme |
| 许可证 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/truecrack/truecrack_v35.tar.gz |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | truecrack |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
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Nix95%
truecrack
nix profile install nixpkgs#truecrack- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Truecrack
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- 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