hashcat/docs/performance.txt

Performance Notes:
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- Always use the latest display driver
- To significantly improve performance, use -w 3
- Cracking with a mask with a fixed prefix can be slow.
  Instead, consider using a mode with salt as a prefix and set salt to that fixed prefix.

Also read this:

https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=frequently_asked_questions#how_to_create_more_work_for_full_speed
Initial commit 2015-12-04 14:47:52 +00:00			`Performance Notes:`
			`==================`

minor performance.txt grammar 2023-03-26 23:10:12 +00:00			`- Always use the latest display driver`
			`- To significantly improve performance, use -w 3`
Explaining prefix performance issues. See: https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/issues/2153 2019-08-11 09:30:42 +00:00			`- Cracking with a mask with a fixed prefix can be slow.`
minor performance.txt grammar 2023-03-26 23:10:12 +00:00			`Instead, consider using a mode with salt as a prefix and set salt to that fixed prefix.`
Prepare for v3.20 release 2016-11-14 14:07:58 +00:00
			`Also read this:`

			`https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=frequently_asked_questions#how_to_create_more_work_for_full_speed`