PFX Certificate Password Recovery Tool (Brute Force)
Hi All,
A customer recently could not remember the Password of the PFX File.
I was curious and searched for a PFX Password Recovery Tool.
I created a PFX with a Password
- 9 chars
- uppercase chars
- lowercase cars
- numbersspecial caracter
![](https://icewolffile.blob.core.windows.net/$web/202201/CertificatePasswordRecoveryTool_00.jpg)
Certificate Password Recovery Tool
![](https://icewolffile.blob.core.windows.net/$web/202201/CertificatePasswordRecoveryTool_01.jpg)
I startet the Tool on Friday 14 January 23:41:41
![](https://icewolffile.blob.core.windows.net/$web/202201/CertificatePasswordRecoveryTool_02.jpg)
After about 9 Days there where tested 569'890'000 diffrent combinations. And we're still at 5 Characters.
![](https://icewolffile.blob.core.windows.net/$web/202201/CertificatePasswordRecoveryTool_03.jpg)
Conclusion:
If you have a weak password or know parts of the Password - this might work for you in an acceptable time.
If it is a secure Password and you don't know anything, it will take simply too much time.
It's not that hard to create a new CSR and issue a new Certificate.
Regards
Andres Bohren
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