🔐 HASHHACK — Password Security Auditing Tool

HASHHACK is a Python and Flask-based password security auditing project developed during the Hash-Hive Hackathon by Team Hackstreet Boys.

The project demonstrates important password-security concepts such as password hashing, hash verification, dictionary-based password testing, and password-strength analysis in a controlled environment.

⚠️ This project is intended for educational purposes and authorized security testing only.

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🚀 Project Overview

Weak and commonly used passwords can create serious security risks.

HASHHACK was developed to demonstrate how password security mechanisms work and why applications should never store passwords in plain text.

The project provides functionality for:

• 🔑 Password hash generation
• 🔍 Hash verification
• 📖 Dictionary-based password testing
• 💪 Password strength analysis
• 🌐 Web-based interaction through Flask
• 🛡️ Demonstration of secure password-storage concepts

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✨ Features

🔑 Password Hash Generation

Users can enter a password and generate a secure password hash using bcrypt.

🔍 Hash Verification

The generated hash can be used to demonstrate password verification without storing the original plaintext password.

📖 Dictionary-Based Password Testing

HASHHACK can test a target password hash against candidate passwords from a wordlist.

If a matching password is found in the supplied dictionary, the application reports the result.

This demonstrates how weak or commonly used passwords can be vulnerable to dictionary-based attacks.

💪 Password Strength Analysis

The project includes a password_strength.py module for analyzing password strength.

The module evaluates characteristics such as:

• Password length
• Lowercase characters
• Uppercase characters
• Numbers
• Special characters
• Common/weak password patterns

It provides a strength score and recommendations for improving weak passwords.

Current status: The password-strength module has been added to the project and is planned for integration with the Flask web interface.

🌐 Web Interface

HASHHACK includes a simple web interface built using:

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• Flask

The interface follows a cybersecurity-inspired/cyberpunk visual theme.

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🏗️ Project Architecture

                     HASHHACK
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   Password Hashing            Password Analysis
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 Password_hasher.py          password_strength.py
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     Hash Output                      │
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 Dictionary_attack.py        Strength Assessment
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 Dictionary Testing
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       Result