Passware Kit 2025 v3 Now Available
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 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.
July 14, 2020 Product Update
VeraCrypt and TrueCrypt continue to be two of the most complex types of encryption to bypass. Both tools provide an option to use keyfiles for encrypting volumes.
April 07, 2020 Product Update
Apple takes privacy, security, and encryption very seriously. While the latest improvements in macOS and iOS security help users to keep their data safe, they also create additional challenges for forensic examiners. All the latest Apple computers are protected with the Apple T2 Chip that provides an additional layer of hardware-based encryption, making it difficult […]
December 18, 2019 Product Update
Passware Kit 2020 v1 introduces a built-in Dictionary Manager, support for VeraCrypt GPT system encryption, and optimized decryption process for hard drives. The new version also extracts passwords from Windows 10/8 standalone systems protected with Windows Hello: PIN and Picture password. Decryptum™ Password Recovery In partnership with Comino we have developed Decryptum – ultra-compact liquid-cooled […]
October 02, 2019 Product Update
Passware Kit 2019 v4 instantly decrypts Symantec Endpoint Encryption (EPE) disks via live memory analysis, improves password recovery for VeraCrypt, and supports EnCase EX01 image file format. The new version also resets Windows Server 2019 Domain Admin passwords and saves MS Office 2013-2019 encryption keys after decryption. What’s New Instant decryption of Symantec Endpoint Encryption […]
June 19, 2019 Product Update
Passware Kit 2019 v3 instantly decrypts LUKS volumes via live memory analysis, extracts passwords and other data from macOS High Sierra keychains, and is twice as fast in recovering iTunes backup passwords on GPU than previous versions. The new version also recovers original passwords for QuickBooks databases to provide access to sensitive data fields. Instant […]
April 02, 2019 Product Update
Passware Kit 2019 v2 extracts passwords and other data from macOS iCloud keychains, decrypts VeraCrypt volumes for Linux, and supports an additional LUKS encryption type. The new Passware Kit allows users to create a snapshot of a password recovery process at any time, so that it can be resumed later or transferred to a different […]
December 14, 2018 Product Update
Passware Kit 2019 v1 introduces Password Exchange — a new opt-in service that provides access to the list of passwords found by Passware Kit users worldwide. We’re continuing to improve capabilities of distributed password recovery. The new version introduces a built-in tool to view logs and detailed status information for Passware Kit Agents directly from […]
November 08, 2018 Product Update
Passware Kit 2018 v3 recovers passwords for macOS Mojave keychains, MS Office 2019 files, and QuickBooks 2019 databases. It also introduces password recovery for Bitcoin Electrum wallets, 1Password OPVault and Online databases, and hard disks protected with Symantec Endpoint Encryption. The new version provides tools necessary for easy management of Passware Kit Agent clusters and […]
October 03, 2018 Product Update
Passware Kit 2018 v2 becomes the first commercial forensic software to recover passwords for Bitcoin wallets. It also features instant decryption of APFS disks via analysis of iCloud or iTunes backups. The new version instantly removes passwords for QuickBooks 2018 and introduces improvements to core Passware Kit modules: Encryption Analyzer and Dictionary attack. What’s New […]
July 19, 2018 Product Update
We are celebrating 20 years of Passware with the biggest update to our flagship product yet, Passware Kit Forensic 2018 v1. From the all-new UI and faster GPU-accelerated password recovery to one-step memory analysis, we have improved the efficiency of our decryption tool, which has earned the trust of forensic and security professionals worldwide. The […]
March 29, 2018 Product Update
New Passware Encryption Analyzer 2018 v1 Beta is a free tool that scans a system to detect protected or encrypted documents, archives, and other types of files. This application provides detailed information about any protected items found, including protection methods and encryption types. It is now possible to sort items by their decryption complexity as well as […]
December 14, 2017 Product Update
Passware Kit 2017 v5 recovers passwords for McAfee Drive Encryption, extracts macOS High Sierra account passwords from memory images, decrypts LUKS drives, and supports iOS 11. GPU-accelerated password recovery is now up to 350% faster for TrueCrypt system partitions. A new, efficient Passware dictionary is available for download for our customers. What’s New Password […]