Brute Force - CodeProject

Introduction

This is my attempt to create a brute force algorithm that can use any hash or encryption standard.

Background

Bruteforcing has been around for some time now, but it is mostly found in a pre-built application that performs only one function. My attempt to bruteforcing started when I forgot a password to an archived rar file. I decided to create a bruteforce algorithm that can be used in a plug-and-play manner. At the moment, the basic hashing algorithms (MD5 & SHA) are supported but nothing stops you from using it to brute a Microsoft SQL password (* using pwdencrypt and pwdcompare).

Using the Code

Using the method is straight forward. Set up your character and password array and call the brute() or bruteUI() method.

//Password array
string[] passwordArray;
//Lowercare character array
string[] lower = { "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m", 
	"n", "o", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z" };
//Uppercase character array
string[] upper = { "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "I", "J", "K", "L", "M", 
	"N", "O", "P", "Q", "R", "S", "T", "U", "V", "W", "X", "Y", "Z" };
//Digits array
string[] digits = { "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" }; 

private void setupCharArray()
{
   if (ckhLower.Checked)
   {
      characterArray.AddRange(lower);
   }

   if (chkUpper.Checked)
   {
      characterArray.AddRange(upper);
   }

   if (chkDigits.Checked)
   {
      characterArray.AddRange(digits);
   }
}

private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
   brute();
}