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Password cracker Hashcat ported to original Game Boy Advance

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A security engineer has successfully ported the popular password-cracking tool Hashcat to the original Game Boy Advance. The port, named gba-hashcat, can process SHA256 hashes at a rate of 727 hashes per second, which is approximately 30 million times slower than modern hardware. This achievement, developed using the Butano engine and a limited word list due to the GBA's constraints, highlights the ingenuity of leveraging older hardware for specialized tasks, even if the performance is significantly less than contemporary systems. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates creative software porting, but has minimal direct impact on AI development or operations.

RANK_REASON Port of existing software to a novel, low-power hardware platform.

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Password cracker Hashcat ported to original Game Boy Advance

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruno Ferreira ·

    Security engineer ports password cracker hashcat to Gameboy Advance — 16.8 MHz chip can perform a meager 727 hashes a second, 30 million times slower than a modern rig

    Gameboy Advance port of hashcat allows for advanced password cracking in meager hardware — so long as you're willing to wait

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Security engineer ports password cracker hashcat to Gameboy Advance — 16.8 MHz chip can perform a meager 727 hashes a second, 30 million times slower than a mod

    Security engineer ports password cracker hashcat to Gameboy Advance — 16.8 MHz chip can perform a meager 727 hashes a second, 30 million times slower than a modern rig Gameboy Advance port of hashcat allows for advanced password cracking in meager hardware — so long as you're wil…

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