What’s new in Passware Kit 2026 v1:
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Decrypting BitLocker-protected devices remains one of the most frequent challenges in the computer forensics community. Passware continues to research new methods to unlock such devices and reduce decryption times. In its final release of the year, Passware introduces a new solution for AMD Zen-based desktops protected with BitLocker and firmware TPM (fTPM), even when a PIN is set.
Other highlights of the 2026 v1 release include support for Intel Arc GPU, removal of invalid rules from hashcat rule files, support for ZIP hashes, and a new built-in dictionary of more than 550,000 frequently used passwords.
BitLocker decryption for computers with AMD Zen CPU
Passware introduces a decryption solution for AMD Zen/Zen+ desktop computers protected with BitLocker and firmware TPM (fTPM), even when a PIN is set. The tool recovers a BitLocker VMK, allowing forensic professionals to decrypt the disk within minutes.
If a BitLocker PIN is present (i.e., protector “TPM and PIN” is used), Passware Kit first attempts to recover the PIN before proceeding. The PIN recovery can be accelerated with GPU and distributed computing.
The solution supports the following AMD processor families: Summit Ridge, Whitehaven, Colfax, and Pinnacle Ridge. It works regardless of the Windows version, the user login state, or the PCR validation profile. In some cases, the solution even allows to get access to computers stuck in the BitLocker recovery screen.
Exporting password list for any attack
During the password recovery setup, it is now possible to export the list of passwords that would be generated by the specified attack or a group of attacks. The list of passwords can be saved as a TXT file and used as a dictionary or exported for other tools.
Cleanup option for hashcat rules
For its rule-based password recovery attack, Passware Kit now validates rule files created for third-party tools such as hashcat and John the Ripper. It identifies and highlights any errors and provides an option to remove invalid rules, saving a cleaned-up rule file.
Password recovery for ZIP hashes
Passware Kit 2026 v1 now supports recovering ZIP passwords from hash files extracted with the Zip2John tool (John the Ripper). The recovery speed for Zip 2.1 archives exceeds 21 million passwords per second on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090.
Acceleration of password recovery with Intel Arc GPU
The new Passware Kit adds support for Intel Arc GPUs, including both discrete and integrated units. Password recovery can now be accelerated on systems using GPUs from all three major manufacturers: Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD.
For full performance details, see the hardware benchmark on our website.
Improved support for PGP Private Keyring files
Passware improves PGP decryption by adding compatibility with the ECDH and EdDSALegacy encryption types.
Extended built-in dictionary set
The default set of built-in dictionaries has been expanded with Passware’s proprietary list of more than 550,000 commonly used passwords. In testing with a leaked password list of over 6 million entries, this added dictionary proved to be 2.6 times more effective than the standard English built-in dictionary.
Product suggestion: Passware Kit Ultimate
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Passware Kit Ultimate includes:
- Passware Kit Forensic and Device Decryption Add-on
- Passware Kit Mobile with 300 extractions
- 10 Passware Kit Agents for PKF and PKM
- Passware Certified Examiner Training
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