| Dictionary | Size (uncompressed) | Best Use Case | Download Method | |------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------| | | ~140 MB | General purpose, social passwords | Included in Kali Linux /usr/share/wordlists/ . Online: https://github.com/brannondorsey/naive-hashcat/releases/download/data/rockyou.txt | | SecLists/Passwords | ~1-4 GB | Common, leaked passwords | git clone https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists.git | | Weakpass (various) | 100 MB – 50+ GB | Curated by length/pattern | https://weakpass.com | | CrackStation’s wordlist | 15 GB | Large coverage | https://crackstation.net/crackstation-wordlist-password-cracking-dictionary.htm | Download Example (rockyou): wget https://github.com/brannondorsey/naive-hashcat/releases/download/data/rockyou.txt # If compressed: gunzip rockyou.txt.gz 4. Generating Custom Dictionaries When pre-made lists fail, generate targeted dictionaries. 4.1 Using crunch Creates wordlists based on character sets and length patterns.
Effective dictionary attacks depend entirely on the quality and relevance of the wordlist. This paper outlines how to obtain, generate, and format dictionary files for use with Aircrack-ng. The primary command is: aircrack-ng dictionary download
You can use this as a basis for a lab report, cybersecurity assignment, or personal documentation. 1. Introduction Aircrack-ng is a suite of tools for assessing Wi-Fi network security, primarily used for monitoring, attacking, testing, and cracking WEP/WPA/WPA2 keys. One of its key functionalities is dictionary-based cracking —using a wordlist of potential passphrases to recover a network’s password. | Dictionary | Size (uncompressed) | Best Use
crunch 8 8 0123456789 -o 8digit.txt # All 8-digit numeric passwords. For patterns like qwerty123 : The primary command is: You can use this
kwp -s 1 basechars.keymap /usr/share/kwp/sequences/keypad.txt /usr/share/kwp/extra/en.base > keyboard.txt Transform a small base dictionary into millions of variations: