What’s new in Passware Kit 2025 v2:
- Password recovery for Seagate and LaCie HDD
- Password recovery for VeraCrypt volumes with BLAKE2s-256 encryption
- VeraCrypt memory analysis: support for hidden OS for latest versions and faster processing
- Smart resource allocation algorithm for distributed and batch processes
- Password recovery for individual Apple Notes
- Password recovery for Bitcoin Core wallets v.20 and higher
- Password recovery for WinRAR v.7 and RAR hashes
- Usability improvements
- Website improvements: search option and updated Hardware Benchmark
What’s New Video
For your convenience, we have included a video of all the latest features of Passware Kit 2025 v2. Take a look!
In this release, Passware focuses on HDD decryption and optimized allocation of hardware resources. It introduces password recovery for two new vendors—Seagate and LaCie—and enhances VeraCrypt decryption.
The new intelligent resource allocation algorithm accelerates concurrent processing of files in batch mode, improving overall efficiency.
The Apple Notes decryption feature now supports custom passwords for individual notes. Newly added file types include Bitcoin Core v.20+ and WinRAR v.7.
The refreshed user interface provides detailed information about recovery progress and hardware resource usage for each file. It also includes a new “Save Passwords” option, which exports the list of passwords found during the recovery process.
Password recovery for Seagate and LaCie HDD
Passware introduces hard disk decryption for two new vendors: Seagate and LaCie. This feature supports models 2018–2022, disks with multiple accounts, and GPU acceleration for password recovery. The average speed is 6,580 passwords per second on NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti.
Password recovery for VeraCrypt volumes with BLAKE2s-256 encryption
Latest versions of VeraCrypt, starting from 1.26.7, feature a new hashing algorithm – BLAKE2s-256. Passware Kit 2025 v2 supports containers encrypted with this algorithm for GPU-accelerated password recovery. The average speed is 50 passwords per second on NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti.
VeraCrypt memory analysis: support for hidden OS for latest versions and faster processing
Passware has upgraded its VeraCrypt decryption capabilities through memory analysis, now supporting hidden OS partitions in the latest VeraCrypt versions, while also doubling the overall decryption speed.
It also reports whether any of the VeraCrypt encryption keys extracted from a memory image may correspond to a different container.
Smart resource allocation algorithm for distributed and batch processes
Efficient utilization of hardware resources for batch password recovery is a top priority. Passware Kit 2025 v2 introduces a new resource allocation algorithm for concurrent file processing, minimizing hardware idle time and boosting batch mode efficiency.
Users can now monitor progress in real-time, with detailed information about the password recovery process displayed for each file, including current speed, the number of passwords checked, time elapsed, and more. The updated footer provides a comprehensive summary of the process.
Password recovery for individual Apple Notes
Passware Kit now offers selective password recovery for Apple Notes. Users can choose to recover passwords for all notes or individual ones, enabling the recovery of custom Apple Notes passwords.
Password recovery for Bitcoin Core wallets v.20 and higher
Password recovery for Bitcoin Core wallets has been expanded to support versions starting from v.20. The recovery speed now reaches 34,000 passwords per second on an NVIDIA RTX 4090.
Password recovery for WinRAR v.7 and RAR hashes
Passware expands password recovery for WinRAR archives by adding support for version 7.
Passware Kit editions, starting from Business, also allow users to recover WinRAR passwords from hash files extracted by third-party tools, such as John the Ripper. The recovery speed exceeds 258,000 passwords per second on NVIDIA RTX 4090.
- Passware Kit Ultimate
- Passware Kit Forensic
- Passware Kit Business
- Passware Kit Standard Plus
- Passware Kit Standard
Usability improvements
Passware Kit 2025 v2 introduces redesigned “Items” (former “Files”) and “Attacks” tabs for batch password recovery. These updated tabs provide detailed information about the recovery process and hardware resource usage.
Additionally, the updated footer includes a “Save Passwords” button. This feature enables users to export the list of recovered passwords to a TXT file at the end of the batch process.
Website improvements: search option and updated Hardware Benchmark
To enhance navigation through Passware products, features, technical inquiries, and other requests, we have added a universal search feature to our website. It covers product pages, Knowledge Base articles, How-To guides, and blog posts.
Thanks to our customers who have shared their hardware performance tests, our Hardware Benchmark page now includes data for the NVIDIA RTX 5090, along with updated measurements for other GPUs. Want to contribute your own benchmark? Submit your CSV file generated by Passware Kit or Passware Kit Demo.
Passware Kit Ultimate – Air-Gapped Edition
Passware Kit Ultimate – Air‐Gapped Edition allows investigators to access data from locked mobile devices, computers, encrypted disks, and files – all with a single license, even in environments without Internet access!*
Passware Kit Ultimate includes Passware Kit Forensic, Passware Kit Mobile, Device Decryption Add-on, 10 Agents for distributed computing, and Passware Certified Examiner Online Training.
Key capabilities include:
- Password recovery for over 380 file types
- Recovery of passcodes for over 900 mobile devices
- Full disk decryption
- Decryption of Macs with Apple T2 Security Chip
- Password recovery for Seagate, LaCie, and WD HDD
- Decryption of Lenovo ThinkPad with BitLocker TPM
- Live memory analysis
- Hardware acceleration on GPU
- Distributed password recovery with 10 Agents for Windows, Linux, Amazon Cloud, and Microsoft Azure
* Additional information about the Air-Gapped Edition is available upon request.