Password recovery statistics
What are my chances?
| File extension | Cipher/Encryption type | Usually employed by | Average Time frame | Decryption probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOC, XLS, PPT, PPS | RC4 40bits MD5 | Microsoft Office 97,2000,2003 | couple of minutes | 100% |
| DOCX, XLSX, PPTX | SHA1 128bits AES | Microsoft Office 2007,2010 | couple of hours | 76% |
| DOCX, XLSX, PPTX | 256bits AES | Microsoft Office 2013,2016 or newer | couple of hours | 43% |
| RAR | SHA1 128bits AES | WINRAR 3.X | 1-2 days | 57% |
| ZIP | ZIP proprietary 96bits | Winzip | couple of hours | 68% |
| ZIP | ZIP AES | Winzip 5+ | couple of hours | 63% |
| EOC | EOC proprietary 96bits | EncryptOnClick | couple of hours | 67% |
| Standard 128bits | Adobe PDF | couple of hours | 63% | |
| ODS, ODT | 128bits | Open Office | couple of hours | 68% |
| 7zip | AES/LZMA2 | 7Zip | couple of days | 38% |
| CAP | AES256 | Wifi WPA | couple of days | 68% |
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