Purpose

Find kdbx4 password from a list of passwords.

Compilation

Install Rust using rustup or use the Rust package from your operating system.

Compile findkeepassword using

$ cargo build --release

The executable is then in target/release/findkeepassword. Install it somewhere in your $PATH.

Usage

$ findkeepassword --help
findkeepassword 1.0.0
Samuel Tardieu <sam@rfc1149.net>
Find your lost keepass master password by trying many from a list

USAGE:
    findkeepassword [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] <FILE> <PASSWORDS>

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -V, --version    Prints version information
    -v               Display attempts

OPTIONS:
    -k, --key-file <FILE>    The optional key file

ARGS:
    <FILE>         The kdbx file
    <PASSWORDS>    The file containing the list of possible passwords

Checking a password on a large file may take some significant time. findkeepassword will use all the available cores on your computer in order to speedup the search.