🔐 SHA-256 Hash Cracker (Brute Force using rockyou.txt)

This project is a Python-based SHA-256 hash cracking tool that attempts to recover plaintext passwords by brute-forcing them using the popular rockyou.txt wordlist.

It is designed for cybersecurity learning, ethical hacking practice, and understanding how hashing + wordlists work in password cracking.

⚠️ Disclaimer:
This tool is for educational and legal penetration-testing purposes only.
Never use it on systems you don’t own or have permission to test.

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🚀 Features

• Uses rockyou.txt wordlist for high-volume brute force attempts
• Compares each candidate password with the target SHA-256 hash
• Simple and beginner-friendly Python implementation
• Shows which password successfully matches the hash

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🛠️ How It Works

1. Load the SHA-256 hash you want to crack
2. Load the rockyou.txt wordlist
3. Iterate through each password
4. Hash each password using Python’s hashlib
5. Compare with the target hash
6. Return the cracked password if matched

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🧑‍💻 Author

Aniruddh Kumar Yadav (@annithehunter)
Cybersecurity & Web Development Enthusiast

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