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For pset2 crack, I have managed to crack 10 of the 12 passwords given, but, the other 2 passwords are not getting cracked. Any help would be appreciated.

Code:

//Cracks password encrypted using crypt function using brute force
#define _XOPEN_SOURCE
#include <cs50.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>

bool decrypt_1(string hash, string salt);
bool decrypt_2(string hash, string salt);
bool decrypt_3(string hash, string salt);
bool decrypt_4(string hash, string salt);
bool decrypt_5(string hash, string salt);

int main(int argc, string argv[])
{
    //Ensures proper usage
    if (argc != 2)
    {
        printf("Usage: ./crack hash(hash made by crypt function)\n");
        return 1;
    }
    //Gets hash
    string hash = argv[1];
    //Extracts salt from hash
    char salt[3];
    salt[0] = hash[0];
    salt[1] = hash[1];
    salt[2] = '\0';
    //Tries to crack password
    bool decrypted_1 = decrypt_1(hash, salt);
    bool decrypted_2 = decrypt_2(salt, salt);
    bool decrypted_3 = decrypt_3(salt, salt);
    bool decrypted_4 = decrypt_4(salt, salt);
    bool decrypted_5 = decrypt_5(salt, salt);
    //If password can't be cracked, prints error and exits
    if (!decrypted_1 && !decrypted_2 && !decrypted_3 && !decrypted_4 && !decrypted_5)
    {
        printf("Usage: ./crack hash(hash made by crypt function)\n");
        return 2;
    }
}

//Cracks single-letter password
bool decrypt_1(string hash, string salt)
{
    //Declares all possibilities to iterate through
    string possibilities = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
    char tries[6];
    int num = strlen(possibilities);
    for (int i = 0; i < num; i++)
    {
        //Sets first letter to i'th possibility
        tries[0] = possibilities[i];
        tries[1] = '\0';
        tries[2] = '\0';
        tries[3] = '\0';
        tries[4] = '\0';
        tries[5] = '\0';
        string s = crypt(tries, salt);
        eprintf("%s\n", tries);
        //Checks if hashes match
        if (strcmp(s, hash) == 0)
        {
            printf("%s\n", tries);
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}

//Cracks 2-letter passwords
bool decrypt_2(string hash, string salt)
{
    //Declares all possibilities to iterate through
    string possibilities = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
    char tries[6];
    int num = strlen(possibilities);
    //Cracks 2-letter passwords
    for (int i = 0; i < num; i++)
    {
        //Sets first letter to i'th possibility
        tries[0] = possibilities[i];
        for (int j = 0; j < num; j++)
        {
            //Sets second letter to j'th possibility
            tries[1] = possibilities[j];
            tries[2] = '\0';
            tries[3] = '\0';
            tries[4] = '\0';
            tries[5] = '\0';
            string s = crypt(tries, salt);
            eprintf("%s\n", tries);
            //Checks if hashes match
            if (strcmp(s, hash) == 0)
            {
                printf("%s\n", tries);
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
    return false;
}

//Cracks 3-letter passwords
bool decrypt_3(string hash, string salt)
{
    //Declares all possibilities to iterate through
    string possibilities = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
    char tries[6];
    int num = strlen(possibilities);
    //Cracks 3-letter passwords
    for (int i = 0; i < num; i++)
    {
        //Sets first letter to i'th possibility
        tries[0] = possibilities[i];
        for (int j = 0; i < num; i++)
        {
            //Sets second letter to j'th possibility
            tries[1] = possibilities[j];
            for (int k = 0; k < num; k++)
            {
                //Sets third letter to k'th possibility
                tries[2] = possibilities[k];
                tries[3] = '\0';
                tries[4] = '\0';
                tries[5] = '\0';
                string s = crypt(tries, salt);
                eprintf("%s\n", tries);
                //Checks if hashes match
                if (strcmp(s, hash) == 0)
                {
                    printf("%s\n", tries);
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return false;
}

//Cracks 4-letter passwords
bool decrypt_4(string hash, string salt)
{
    //Declares all possibilities to iterate through
    string possibilities = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
    char tries[6];
    int num = strlen(possibilities);
    //Cracks 4-letter passwords
    for (int i = 0; i < num; i++)
    {
        //Sets first letter to i'th possibility
        tries[0] = possibilities[i];
        for (int j = 0; j < num; j++)
        {
            //Sets second letter to j'th possibility
            tries[1] = possibilities[j];
            for (int k = 0; k < num; k++)
            {
                //Sets third letter to k'th possibility
                tries[2] = possibilities[k];
                for (int l = 0; l < num; l++)
                {
                    //Sets fourth to l'th possibility
                    tries[3] = possibilities[l];
                    tries[4] = '\0';
                    tries[5] = '\0';
                    string s = crypt(tries, salt);
                    eprintf("%s\n", tries);
                    //Checks if hashes match
                    if (strcmp(s, hash) == 0)
                    {
                        printf("%s\n", tries);
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return false;
}

//Cracks 5-letter passwords
bool decrypt_5(string hash, string salt)
{
    //Declares all possibilities to iterate through
    string possibilities = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
    char tries[6];
    int num = strlen(possibilities);
    //Cracks 5-letter password
    for (int i = 0; i < num; i++)
    {
        //Sets first letter to i'th possibility
        tries[0] = possibilities[i];
        for (int j = 0; j < num; j++)
        {
            //Sets second letter to j'th possibility
            tries[1] = possibilities[j];
            for (int k = 0; k < num; k++)
            {
                //Sets third letter to k'th possibility
                tries[2] = possibilities[k];
                for (int l = 0; l < num; l++)
                {
                    //Sets fourth letter to l'th possibility
                    tries[3] = possibilities[l];
                    for (int m = 0; m < num; m++)
                    {
                        //Sets fifth letter to m'th possibility
                        tries[4] = possibilities[m];
                        tries[5] = '\0';
                        string s = crypt(tries, salt);
                        eprintf("%s\n", tries);
                        //checks if hashes match
                        if (strcmp(s, hash) == 0)
                        {
                            printf("%s\n", tries);
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return false;
}

Failing hashes:

50C6B0oz0HWzo

&

50cI2vYkF0YU2

These passwords are for greg and zamyla in cs50x 2019

2 Answers 2

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Something's wrong with that line:

for (int j = 0; i < num; i++)
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  • for (int j = 0; j < num; j++) May 25, 2019 at 3:15
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//Tries to crack password
bool decrypted_1 = decrypt_1(hash, salt);
bool decrypted_2 = decrypt_2(**salt, salt**);
bool decrypted_3 = decrypt_3(**salt, salt**);
bool decrypted_4 = decrypt_4(**salt, salt**);
bool decrypted_5 = decrypt_5(**salt, salt**);

revise the argument submitted it should be hash salt not salt salt

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  • Missed that one. Wondering how OP could break any hashes with that.
    – Blauelf
    May 25, 2019 at 10:53

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