October 15, 2025 Product Update
Passware Kit 2025 v4 introduces instant password recovery and unlocking for Transcend Portable 2022–2025 SSDs. It now also supports Enpass, expanding its decryption capabilities to even more password managers.
October 08, 2025 Product Update
Passware Kit Mobile 2025 v4 introduces GPU-accelerated password recovery for Unisoc-based devices powered by SC9832E, SC7731E, and T310 chipsets – covering popular models from Acer, Alcatel, ZTE, and more.
July 22, 2025 Product Update
Passware Kit 2025 v3 decrypts BitLocker-protected devices with TPM chip in minutes. The process is supported on Windows x64 devices that use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE).
July 08, 2025 Product Update
Passware Kit Mobile 2025 v3 introduces instant data decryption for select Huawei Kirin devices, enabling forensic professionals to extract critical information even without requiring the device password.
April 29, 2025 Product Update
Passware Kit Mobile 2025 v2 delivers faster and more reliable processing of MediaTek-based devices and expands the list of supported devices by 30+ new models.
April 03, 2025 Product Update
Passware Kit 2025 v2 introduces password recovery for two new vendors—Seagate and LaCie—and enhances VeraCrypt decryption.
December 17, 2024 Product Update
Passware Kit 2025 v1 decrypts the latest versions of VeraCrypt, adds support for WD My Book, WD My Passport 2024, and Lenovo ThinkPad E series devices.
November 26, 2024 Product Update
Passware introduces its latest distributed password recovery feature, integrated with the Resource Manager, for Passware Kit Mobile users.
October 10, 2024 Product Update
Passware introduces a new decryption option for Lenovo ThinkPad laptops protected by BitLocker and TPM 2.0.
October 01, 2024 How-To
To stay current and make the most of Passware Kit’s latest features, take a look at some of the articles we have added or revised over the past year.
September 03, 2024 Product Update
Passware Kit Mobile 2024v3 enables investigators to uncover all Second Space accounts and access the corresponding application credentials and other data.
August 20, 2024 Product Update
Passware Kit Ultimate – Air-Gapped Edition enables investigators to access data from locked mobile devices, computers, encrypted disks, and files – all with a single license, and in environments without Internet access.
August 01, 2024 How-To
Handling encrypted items in a forensic case, especially with Full Disk Encryption (FDE) images and archives, requires significant computational resources. This task is impossible without relying on network-distributed, hardware-accelerated decryption.
June 25, 2024 Product Update
Passware Kit 2024 v3 introduces a SanDisk decryption option that facilitates the workflow with encrypted USB drives for forensic professionals. It recovers passwords for PrivateAccess, SecureAccess, and ENC vaults at high speeds.
May 28, 2024 Product Update
Passware introduces GPU-accelerated passcode recovery and data extraction for Unisoc- based smartphones. This update supports over 170 models from various manufacturers.
April 04, 2024 Product Update
Passware Kit introduces a built-in resource management tool that allows forensic examiners to easily configure, manage, and monitor a cluster of Passware Kit Agents. The device decryption functionality has been expanded, offering the capability to recover passwords for and decrypt a wider range of Western Digital My Passport drives.
February 15, 2024 How-To
This article provides comprehensive insights into Apple native encryption, covering both software and hardware-based levels.
December 14, 2023 Product Update
Introducing the redesigned Distributed Password Recovery, which empowers users to remotely control all the Passware Kit Agents within their network directly from the PKF. Multiple password recovery attacks are now run simultaneously, reducing the GPU idle time.
December 05, 2023 Product Update
Passware Kit Mobile 2024 v1 has expanded its capabilities by introducing password recovery and data extraction for Samsung MediaTek-based devices, in addition to the Exynos and Qualcomm-based devices announced previously.
October 31, 2023 Product Update
Users are invited to complete the all-new Passware Certified Examiner Training, a comprehensive online education course. The new training comprises 16 entirely redesigned video sessions, each lasting up to 35 minutes. These sessions address the essential decryption tasks computer forensic experts may encounter and cover key capabilities of Passware Kit Forensic.
October 19, 2023 Product Update
Passware introduces Device Decryption Add-on — a specialized solution designed for decrypting Western Digital My Passport drives and Macs equipped with Apple T2 Security Chips. Passware Kit 2023 v4 also features instant recovery of Wi-Fi passwords and extraction of network credentials from the standalone Windows “Users” and “Config” folders.
October 04, 2023 Product Update
Passware Kit Mobile introduces a multi-window mode that enables simultaneous passcode recovery, decryption, and data extraction for multiple mobile devices, making this tool an ideal solution for addressing a backlog of cases that involve locked mobile devices.
July 11, 2023 Product Update
Passware Kit 2023 v3 enables users to unlock encrypted Apple Notes. It detects Apple Notes SQLite databases and recovers passwords with GPU acceleration. It also adds support for the latest version of KeePass, including databases protected with key files, and it instantly unlocks AxCrypt files using the password recovered for AxCrypt private key.
June 22, 2023 Product Update
PKM 2023 v4 is the first and only forensic software in its class that unlocks and extracts data from Qualcomm-based mobile devices with SDM845, SDM710, and SDM712 chipsets. It also presents an option to send email notifications that keep you informed about the results of your passcode recovery tasks.
May 04, 2023 Product Update
PKM 2023 v3 introduces GPU-accelerated password recovery option for Oppo and Vivo devices. It adds support for 180+ LG, Xiaomi, Motorola, Nokia, and other MediaTek-based smartphones and overall supports 490+ mobile devices.
April 04, 2023 Product Update
Passware Kit 2023 v2 introduces an option to detect and decrypt containers encrypted with Steganos. It also increases the chances of successful password recovery for VeraCrypt drives by recovering their Personal Iterations Multiplier (PIM) parameters. Last but not least, it bypasses Mac EFI firmware passwords and adds support for mounted physical drives.
February 21, 2023 Product Update
Passware Kit Mobile 2023 v2 introduces GPU-accelerated password recovery option for Xiaomi and Huawei MediaTek-based smartphones. It now supports 300+ mobile devices overall! Apple device decryption has become more stable and is now supported for devices with iOS 15.7-16.3.
December 14, 2022 Product Update
Passware Kit 2023 v1 simplifies the configuration of multiple disks decryption by introducing group settings for decrypting disk images in batch mode. The new version also supports AxCrypt files and instantly decrypts the latest versions of VeraCrypt using the improved memory analysis option.
December 06, 2022 Product Update
Passware Kit Mobile 2023 v1 tops up the list of supported devices with over 60 MediaTek-based smartphones by Nokia, Lenovo, Meizu, and others – 260+ devices in total! It also extracts more records from the Dashlane app for iOS.
November 16, 2022 Product Update
We’re excited to announce Passware Kit Ultimate, an all-purpose decryption bundle. It allows investigators to gain access to data from locked mobile devices and computers, encrypted disks and files, – all with a single license.
October 25, 2022 Product Update
Passware announces full support for macOS Ventura by its products. The 1Password decryption option is updated with support for the latest 1Password 8 on all platforms: Windows, Linux, and macOS. Passware Kit 2022 v4 also helps users to gain access to sensitive data in QuickBooks databases by brute-forcing the original passwords for specific QuickBooks accounts.
October 12, 2022 Product Update
Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v4 arrives with GPU-accelerated passcode recovery for Samsung Exynos devices, including the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S8, S8 Plus, and Note 8. As of this release, the software supports 200+ mobile devices and is no longer in the “Beta” stage.
September 15, 2022 How-To
A password manager app, besides passwords, can contain additional data sources, emails, connections, online banking details, and even documents. This data is very appealing to computer forensics. Let’s take a closer look into the password managers, their versions, and how difficult it is to break into them.
July 27, 2022 Product Update
Passware adds a new option to its FileVault/APFS decryption feature – deleted data recovery. Also, Passware Kit 2022 v3 instantly decrypts QuickBooks for Mac 2022 databases, extracts passwords from Dashlane passwords manager for Mac, expands the range of supported Acronis versions, speeds up bcrypt password recovery on GPU, and works with hybrid Rainbow Tables.
July 12, 2022 Product Update
Passware Kit Mobile 2022 v3 introduces support for MediaTek-based LG smartphones, including the K11+ and X Power 2. The type of passcode (PIN, password, or pattern) is detected automatically, and Passware Kit Mobile performs GPU-accelerated brute-force password recovery without the device having to be connected.
October 06, 2025 How-To
With PDFs being widely used across industries and everyday tasks, what happens when access is lost? This article explains PDF encryption and the techniques used for password recovery and document unlocking.
