Exploring PDFRip: A Robust PDF Password Cracking Utility

Introduction

PDFRip emerges as a powerful, multi-threaded PDF password cracking tool skillfully crafted in Rust to offer efficient password-breaking capabilities. This utility distinguishes itself through a suite of features aimed at tackling one of the more daunting tasks in cybersecurity: decrypting PDF files secured by passwords.

Introduction to PDFRip

Developed by Mufeed VH and hosted on GitHub, PDFRip is tailored for performance and flexibility. It harnesses the power of Rust’s efficiency to perform between 50,000 to 100,000 password attempts per second, fully utilizing CPU cores to expedite the cracking process.

Key Features

• High Speed: Utilizes full CPU cores to achieve rapid password testing.
• Custom Query Builder: Allows users to generate specific wordlists by defining patterns like STRING{69-420}, enhancing the focus and efficiency of attacks.
• Date and Number Bruteforce: Supports brute-forcing through all dates within a given range or numbers between any two values, commonly used in PDF passwords.
• Default Bruteforce: Facilitates brute-forcing by specifying password lengths, automatically trying combinations of letters and numbers.