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Passware Kit 2026 v1 Now Available
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Product Update
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What's new in Passware Kit 2026 v1
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BitLocker decryption for computers with AMD Zen CPU |
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Exporting password list for any attack |
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Cleanup option for hashcat rules |
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Password recovery for ZIP hashes |
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Acceleration of password recovery with Intel Arc GPU |
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Improved support for PGP Private Keyring files |
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Extended built-in dictionary set |
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What’s New Video
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For your convenience, we have included a video of all the newest features of Passware Kit 2026 v1. Take a look! |
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Decrypting BitLocker-protected devices remains one of the most frequent challenges in the computer forensics community. Passware continues to research new methods to unlock such devices and reduce decryption times. In its final release of the year, Passware introduces a new solution for AMD Zen-based desktops protected with BitLocker and firmware TPM (fTPM), even when a PIN is set.
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Other highlights of the 2026 v1 release include support for Intel Arc GPU, removal of invalid rules from hashcat rule files, support for ZIP hashes, and a new built-in dictionary of more than 550,000 frequently used passwords.
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BitLocker decryption for computers with AMD Zen CPU
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Passware introduces a decryption solution for AMD Zen/Zen+ desktop computers protected with BitLocker and firmware TPM (fTPM), even when a PIN is set. The tool recovers a BitLocker VMK, allowing forensic professionals to decrypt the disk within minutes.
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If a BitLocker PIN is present (i.e., protector “TPM and PIN” is used), Passware Kit first attempts to recover the PIN before proceeding. The PIN recovery can be accelerated with GPU and distributed computing.
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The solution supports the following AMD processor families: Summit Ridge, Whitehaven, Colfax, and Pinnacle Ridge. It works regardless of the Windows version, the user login state, or the PCR validation profile. In some cases, the solution even allows to get access to computers stuck in the BitLocker recovery screen.
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Exporting password list for any attack
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During the password recovery setup, it is now possible to export the list of passwords that would be generated by the specified attack or a group of attacks. The list of passwords can be saved as a TXT file and used as a dictionary or exported for other tools.
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Cleanup option for hashcat rules
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For its rule-based password recovery attack, Passware Kit now validates rule files created for third-party tools such as hashcat and John the Ripper. It identifies and highlights any errors and provides an option to remove invalid rules, saving a cleaned-up rule file.
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Password recovery for ZIP hashes
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Passware Kit 2026 v1 now supports recovering ZIP passwords from hash files extracted with the Zip2John tool (John the Ripper). The recovery speed for Zip 2.1 archives exceeds 21 million passwords per second on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090.
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Acceleration of password recovery with Intel Arc GPU
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The new Passware Kit adds support for Intel Arc GPUs, including both discrete and integrated units. Password recovery can now be accelerated on systems using GPUs from all three major manufacturers: Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD.
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Improved support for PGP Private Keyring files
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Passware improves PGP decryption by adding compatibility with the ECDH and EdDSALegacy encryption types.
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Extended built-in dictionary set
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The default set of built-in dictionaries has been expanded with Passware’s proprietary list of more than 550,000 commonly used passwords. In testing with a leaked password list of over 6 million entries, this added dictionary proved to be 2.6 times more effective than the standard English built-in dictionary.
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Passware Kit Ultimate – Air-Gapped Edition
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Passware Kit Ultimate – Air-Gapped Edition allows investigators to access data from locked mobile devices, computers, encrypted disks, and files – all with a single license, even in environments without Internet access!*
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Key capabilities include:
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Password recovery for over 390 file types |
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Recovery of passcodes for over 1000 mobile devices |
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Full disk decryption |
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Decryption of BitLocker-encrypted devices with TPM and PXE |
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Decryption of Macs with Apple T2 Security Chip |
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Password recovery for Transcend, Seagate, LaCie, and WD disks |
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Decryption of Lenovo ThinkPad with BitLocker TPM |
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Live memory analysis |
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Hardware acceleration on GPU |
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Distributed password recovery with 10 Agents for Windows, Linux, Amazon Cloud, and Microsoft Azure |
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* Additional information about the Air-Gapped Edition is available upon request. |
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