The contest has ended!
Hashcat has won the Pro division.
Crevasse has won the Street division.
What: The premier annual password cracking contest sponsored by KoreLogic.
Where: DEF CON 29 - Las Vegas, NV, USA, and over the Internet.
When: 48 hours, from 10 AM Las Vegas time (US/Pacific) Friday, August 6th, 2021 to 10 AM LV Time Sunday, August 8th.
Who: Anyone can play. Teams of people will do best.
Why: To help push the envelope of password cracking techniques / methodologies and to challenge password crackers' skills.
Winning: The team with the most points, wins.
Introduction and RulesHow to Register
How to Submit Cracks
Download Contest Hashes
Registered Teams
Stats and Scores
About This Year's Passwords
Past Years' Contests
PGP key for submissions
PGP key for a human (defcon-2021-contest@korelogic.com)
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