GNU bug report logs - #32332
[PATCH 1/4] gnu: Add hashcat.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 10:15:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #23 received at 32332 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
To: Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 32332 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#32332] [PATCH 1/4] gnu: Add hashcat.
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 11:01:35 -0400

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On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 12:14:35PM +0200, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
> * gnu/packages/password-utils.scm (hashcat): New variable.

Overall LGTM!

> +    (synopsis "Advanced password recovery utility")
> +    (description "Hashcat is an advanced password recovery utility, supporting
> +five unique modes of attack for over 200 highly-optimized hashing algorithms.
> +Hashcat currently supports CPUs, GPUs, and other hardware accelerators on
> +Linux, Windows, and macOS, and has facilities to help enable distributed
> +password cracking.")

We can drop the word "advanced" here. The documentation on Synopses and
Descriptions specifically requests that we omit "marketing phrases".

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