From a8c1abae2f29b465dcb048fe4d231f643a5abe5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin Bollinger Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 19:51:48 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] updated documentation --- README.md | 10 ++++++++++ TESTING.md | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d9950c2..f0da480 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ Tests automatically run on GitHub Actions for every push and pull request (Ubunt (11) Middle Combinator Attack (12) Thorough Combinator Attack (13) Bandrel Methodology + (14) Loopback Attack (93) Download Wordlists (94) Hashview Integration @@ -636,6 +637,15 @@ https://jeffh.net/2018/04/26/combinator_methods/ and adding up to six additional characters at the end. Each word is limited to a total of five minutes. - Built in additional common words including seasons, months has been included as a customizable config.json entry - The default five minute time limit is customizable via the config.json + +#### Loopback Attack +https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=loopback_attack + +Uses hashcat's loopback mode to feed cracked passwords from the current session back into the attack pipeline with rules applied. This generates new password candidates based on variations of already-cracked passwords, which is particularly effective for finding related passwords that follow similar patterns. + +* Prompts for rule selection to apply to the loopback candidates +* Uses an empty wordlist with the --loopback flag to process previously cracked passwords +* Automatically downloads Hashmob rules if no rules are available locally ------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Version History diff --git a/TESTING.md b/TESTING.md index 822ae99..d9aa489 100644 --- a/TESTING.md +++ b/TESTING.md @@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ When `HASHMOB_TEST_REAL` is enabled, tests will still skip if Hashmob returns er ## Test Results -✅ 56 tests passing (as of current version) -⚡ Tests run in ~1 second on a typical dev machine +✅ 94 tests passing (as of current version, 15 typically skipped) +⚡ Tests run in ~50 seconds on a typical dev machine ### Test Coverage