I have forgotten my passphrase for my gpg key on linux. Can someone please help me write a simple script to use bruteforce to crack the key? I remember some of the words which MIGHT be in the passphrase, so hopefully, it will not take long for my computer to bruteforce it.
All is not lost if I can’t recover the passphrase, it just means I will not be able to work on my project for the next 10 days until I get back to work to get another copy of the files, but this time with a new key for which I will remember to passphrase.
However, it will be nice to be able to work on my project in these 10 days.
1) The script won’t be simple, at least how you envisage “simple.”
2) It will take a long time – that’s the point of using pass phrases over simple passwords. Taking the time to write such a script, incorporating your words which may or may not be in the phrase plus a stab at iterating will probably take over ten days.
3) You probably will forget the next passphrase too.
4) Ooops!
Sorry dude, time to start a new project (at least to while away the next ten days – I suggest a passphrase cracker as an ideal distraction.)
Merry Christmas!
-Oisin