Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John)

Cross-platform resources for Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John): curated HTB machines, PortSwigger labs and TryHackMe rooms with validated writeups and related skills.

Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John)

This page aggregates cross-platform resources to practice Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John): retired Hack The Box machines, PortSwigger Web Security Academy labs and TryHackMe rooms, plus curated resources (HackTricks, PortSwigger, etc.) and related skills.

Curated resources

Source	Link
HackTricks	https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/generic-methodologies-and-resources/brute-force.html

HTB machines practicing Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John) (25)

Machine	OS	Difficulty
Acute	Windows	HARD
Anubis	Windows	INSANE
APT	Windows	INSANE
Arctic	Windows	EASY
Charon	Linux	HARD
CrossFit	Linux	INSANE
Dab	Linux	HARD
Delivery	Linux	EASY
Forest	Windows	EASY
Jewel	Linux	MEDIUM
Joker	Linux	HARD
Node	Linux	MEDIUM
Phoenix	Linux	HARD
RE	Windows	HARD
Sauna	Windows	EASY
Schooled	Linux	MEDIUM
Scrambled	Windows	MEDIUM
StreamIO	Windows	MEDIUM
Teacher	Linux	EASY
Tenten	Linux	MEDIUM
Toby	Linux	INSANE
Unbalanced	Linux	HARD
Undetected	Linux	MEDIUM
Valentine	Linux	EASY
Writer	Linux	MEDIUM

TryHackMe rooms practicing Cracking Hashes (hashcat / John) (22)

Room	Difficulty	Type	Access	Official
History of Malware	INFO	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
Advent of Cyber 2022	EASY	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
Advent of Cyber 2024	EASY	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
Basic Pentesting	EASY	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open
Brute It	EASY	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open
Bugged	EASY	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open
Crack the hash	EASY	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open
Easy Peasy	EASY	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open
John the Ripper: The Basics	EASY	Walkthrough	🔵 VIP	Open
Junior Security Analyst Intro	EASY	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
Linux Modules	EASY	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
Memory Forensics	EASY	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open
Network Services 2	EASY	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
NoSQL Injection	EASY	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
Wifi Hacking 101	EASY	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
Wordpress: CVE-2021-29447	EASY	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open
AWS IAM Enumeration	MEDIUM	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
Crack The Hash Level 2	MEDIUM	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open
Identification & Scoping	MEDIUM	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
Linux PrivEsc	MEDIUM	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
REvil Corp	MEDIUM	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open
Daily Bugle	HARD	Challenge	🔵 VIP	Open

Related skills

• /en/skills/brute-force

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Last updated: 2026-05-09