Replace the file names and paths to your own. The command creates a zip file with the password of your choosing after the word password in the shell command above. $zip -password 12345678 hacker.zip hacker.txt Open the terminal in the directory and type the following command The only other thing needed to start is a password protected zip file.Ĭreate a text file add some text and name it say hacker.txt.

Step 1:create a password protected zip file

John the ripper will use its own wordlist located in the /user/share/john/password.lst to crack the password.you can also locate all the wordlists in your system by typing the following command: $sudo apt install john fcrackzip wordlists However if your linux operating system lacks this tools,you can install or update the necessary packages with the following commands: We’ll focus more on john the ripper which is pre-installed in most unix operating systems. Kali linux is pre installed with password cracking tools namely: Hello,today am going to show you how to crack password protected zip files in kali linux.