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Re: What kind of security is used to encrypt wallets?
by
John (John K.)
on 15/07/2012, 17:14:59 UTC
I've recently lost my wallet.dat password and im locked out of some funds....
What can i do to "brute" it open?
I have a few programs for such a requirement, But i dont know what to aim at/ what method of 'attack'

Whats the encryption type and how can i brute force it with my gpu(s)?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=34028.msg708668#msg708668
AES.
If the password is sufficiently strong enough (I'm talking about no dictionary words and 4 letter passwords), it's practically impossible to break even you get multiple instances of Amazon servers.