August 13, 2020 News
Despite this year’s uneasy global events, our team has stayed focused on making Passware products even better and easy to use. To give you a brief overview of all the important updates to Passware products in 2020, we put together a short video.
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.
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.
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 […]
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 internet, passwords recovered by our software, and passwords uploaded to our Password Exchange server into a single database. […]
November 19, 2019 News
Passware announces a new strategic partnership with the leading developer of forensic acquisition and analysis tools – BlackBag Technologies. Passware, the leading expert in encrypted electronic evidence discovery and decryption, announced a partnership with BlackBag Technologies ahead of their upcoming release of BlackLight. BlackLight quickly analyzes computer volumes and mobile devices to shed light on […]
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 […]
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 be a long process that requires a lot of hardware resources. In some cases, it might be necessary […]
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 […]
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 decrypted, even for computers that are turned off. BitLocker Encryption Options Protectors that can be used to encrypt […]
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 […]
June 01, 2016 Product Update
Passware Kit 2016 v.3 Recovers passwords for iWork documents, decrypts FileVault2 instantly using iCloud recovery key, acquires iCloud token from standalone systems What’s New Password recovery for iWork documents FileVault2 decryption using iCloud recovery key iCloud token acquisition from standalone systems Distributed Password Recovery improvements Password recovery for iWork documents Passware Kit now recovers […]
February 29, 2016 Product Update
Passware Kit 2016 v.2 Acquires Data From iCloud Drive, Is Up To 120% Faster On GPU, Enables Automatic Software Updates without User Interaction Data acquisition from iCloud Drive Password recovery for iOS 9 backups Distributed Password Recovery improvements GPU acceleration improvements Automatic updates without user interaction Data acquisition from iCloud Drive Passware Kit acquires iOS […]
December 08, 2015 Product Update
Passware Kit v.2016 Recovers Passwords for OpenOffice Files, Supports Shared Dictionaries and RTI2 Rainbow Tables, and Instantly Resets Windows 10 Live ID Passwords Password recovery for OpenOffice files Support for shared dictionaries Instant reset of Windows 10 Live ID passwords Support for RTI2 tables for fast recovery of hashed passwords
October 05, 2015 Product Update
Passware Kit 2015 v.4 Extracts Files from Dropbox, Recovers Windows 10 Live ID Passwords, and Updates Passware Kit Agents Automatically Dropbox data acquisition Automatic updates for Passware Kit Agents New Passware Kit Agent for Amazon Decryption of BitLocker disk images from Windows 10 Live ID password recovery for Windows versions 8 and 10 Password recovery […]
May 14, 2015 Product Update
Passware Kit 2015 v.3 Acquires Files From OneDrive, Extracts Windows Phone Data, and Accelerates Password Recovery with TACC2 Acquisition of files from Microsoft OneDrive Data extraction from Windows Phones Hardware acceleration with TACC2
March 24, 2015 Product Update
Passware Kit 2015 v.2 Acquires iCloud Photo Stream, Decrypts Hidden TrueCrypt, and Offers Automatic Software Updates Acquisition of iCloud Photo Stream via live memory analysis Hardware accelerated password recovery for hidden TrueCrypt containers Automatic software updates Improved performance of Passware Kit Agent for Linux Decryption of FileVault 2 from Mac OS X Yosemite Passwords extraction […]
December 03, 2014 Product Update
Passware Kit 2015 Recovers LUKS Passwords, Unlocks KeePass Databases, and Decrypts PGP SKR in Batch Mode Password recovery for LUKS hard disk images Password recovery for KeePass databases PGP SKR password recovery in batch mode
October 03, 2014 Product Update
Passware Kit 13.7 Acquires iCloud Backups, Recovers Passwords for Non-system FileVault2 Volumes, and Accelerates TrueCrypt Decryption on AMD Acquisition of Apple iCloud backups for iOS devices * Decryption and password recovery for FileVault2 non-system volumes ** AMD GPU acceleration for TrueCrypt password recovery ** Windows password reset on UEFI systems Recovery of corrupted Windows Desktop […]
May 15, 2014 Product Update
Passware Kit 13.5 Now Runs on Linux, Decrypts Android 4.4 KitKat images, and Resets Windows Live ID Passwords Passware Kit Agent for Linux Mobile Forensics: password recovery for Android v.4.4 images (Forensic edition only) Instant reset of MS Windows Live ID passwords
March 27, 2014 Product Update
Passware Kit 13.3 Recovers User Passwords for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Adds GPU-accelerated Recovery of RAR v5 Passwords, And Decrypts QuickBooks for Mac Databases GPU-accelerated recovery of Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks user passwords (Forensic edition only) GPU-accelerated password recovery for RAR v5 archives Instant decryption of QuickBooks for Mac databases GPU-accelerated recovery of […]
December 17, 2013 Product Update
Passware Kit 13.1 Adds GPU-accelerated Recovery of FileVault2 Passwords, Recovers Passwords for Android Images, Decrypts QuickBooks & Quicken 2014, and Is Twice As Fast! GPU-accelerated password recovery for FileVault2 disks GPU-accelerated password recovery for Android physical images GPU performance: 2x faster Decryption of QuickBooks and Quicken 2014 databases
October 23, 2013 Product Update
Passware Kit 13.0 Introduces 64-bit Version, Recovers Android Backup Passwords, and Launches Passware Kit Forensic Lab Edition 64-bit version Password recovery for Android backups Autosave history for all password recovery processes Windows password recovery: instant password reset for SBS and Windows Server 2013 Administrators, as well as support for 64-bit Windows Setup CDs Improved password […]