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bkcrack for Mac

Crack legacy zip encryption with Biham and Kocher's known plaintext attack

Quick answer: bkcrack is a security tool for macOS. Install it with brew install bkcrack. It is distributed under the Zlib licence. It has 106 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What bkcrack is

bkcrack is a security tool for macOS: crack legacy zip encryption with Biham and Kocher's known plaintext attack.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/kimci86/bkcrack.

How to install bkcrack

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install bkcrack.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install bkcrack on Mac?

Run brew install bkcrack in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is bkcrack open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the Zlib licence.

Does bkcrack run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is bkcrack?

It was installed 106 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3353 in this catalogue.

What version of bkcrack is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.8.1.