This is an SSH private key password recovery tool. Have an SSH private key and forgot the password? Have no worries, the tool formerly known as delaporter is here.
-keyfile the keyfile you want to recover the password for
-wordlist the wordlist you want to use - please keep in mind that it is used as-is
-type the type of private key you want to crack - currently only rsa/dsa/ecdsa are supported
-factor performance factor, please see section below
-cpuprofile writes cpu profile to file - this is useful during development but kills performance
This version introduces factor an integer variable (default value is 512). This directly influences the number of consumers using the formula factor * number of cores.
In my 8-core machine, using a factor value of 512, saw 8 out of 8 cores being utilized. Higher values are expected to saturate the CPU, lower values are supposed to starve it. Feel free to experiment with this variable, as I do not have access to a lot of machines. (hm, perhaps a blog post is a good idea?)
Feedback welcome! My profile page has my contact details - a quick online search will reveal a lot more. I also more than welcome issues/PRs