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Featured Article 3 Steps to Acquire Memory and Bypass Encryption

Memory analysis is an essential part of digital forensic investigations. A memory image can contain passwords and encryption keys that allow computer forensics to access encrypted hard drives, files, emails, and other electronic evidence. However, to preserve this data in the memory image, it’s required to use forensically sound memory acquisition practices.

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Passware Kit 2020 v3 Now Available

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.

Tips for Efficient TrueCrypt/VeraCrypt Decryption

June 22, 2020 How-To

VeraCrypt and former TrueCrypt are two of the most challenging types of encryption to bypass with regard to their popularity as full disk encryption software.

Passware Kit 2020 v2 Now Available

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 […]

Passware Kit 2020 v1 Now Available

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: […]

Password Trends

December 03, 2019 Research

The Passware team has analyzed over 4 billion real user passwords and gathered data on the latest trends on password use. About the Research As sources of passwords, we have merged leaked passwords databases available over the […]

Passware Partners with BlackBag Technologies

November 19, 2019 News

Passware announces a new strategic partnership with the leading developer of forensic acquisition and analysis tools – BlackBag Technologies to provide full disk decryption in a new BlackLight release. Passware, the leading expert in encrypted electronic evidence […]

Passware Kit 2019 v4 Now Available

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 […]

Transferring a Password Recovery Process to a Different Computer

August 19, 2019 How-To

Did you know that Passware Kit can create a snapshot of a password recovery process at any time and resume it on a different computer? Running a password recovery attack, especially for multiple files or drives, might […]

Passware Kit 2019 v3 Now Available

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. […]

BitLocker Decryption Explained

June 07, 2019 How-To

Decrypting BitLocker volumes or images is challenging due to the various encryption options offered by BitLocker that require different information for decryption. This article explains BitLocker protectors and talks about the best ways to get the data […]

Passware Kit 2019 v2

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 […]

Passware Kit 2019 v1

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 […]

Passware Kit 2021 v2 Now Available

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