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I have created a hash for password protected PDF with John The Ripper which looks like: Protected.pdf:$pdf$2*3*128*-3904*1*16*fa8b5911e99eb1a6d74b033402dce8d0*:::::../../Protected.pdf

and it is saved in key.hash file in root folder. When I run the command john ../../key.hash it returns error No password hashes loaded (see FAQ) I'm using John The Ripper [john-1.8.0-jumbo-1], in ubuntu

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  • Where are you running the command, give the output of pwd please - ../../ means 2 directories above where you're running it from, is this actually what you want, or did you just copy this from somewhere?
    – djsmiley2kStaysInside
    Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 10:22
  • yes, I'm well aware of that. My key.hash file is located in /root/key.hash and the tool is located in /root/john-1.8.0-jumbo-1/run
    – psudo
    Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 10:24
  • does it still not work if you use the absolute path?
    – Nalaurien
    Commented Jun 9, 2017 at 23:40
  • Yes, it is still not working. I tried by moving key.hash file to /root/john-1.8.0-jumbo-1/run` directory also.
    – psudo
    Commented Jun 10, 2017 at 4:08
  • ok how exactly did you create this hash.
    – Nalaurien
    Commented Jun 13, 2017 at 4:58

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You must specify the format using the option --format=pdf example:

sudo john --format=pdf hashfile.txt

where hashfile.txt must contain the hash generated by pdf2john

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  • How? Where? This may be helpful information, but without context and explanation it is just a comment, and not an answer.
    – music2myear
    Commented May 15, 2020 at 2:15
  • @music2myear This is a clear answer.
    – DimiDak
    Commented Dec 10, 2020 at 0:10
  • @DimiDak it wasn't when I made that comment. The comment was a single line, the first line, without the "... example:" bit or following. The author edited the answer the next day adding the rest of the information making it the clear answer you see now.
    – music2myear
    Commented Dec 10, 2020 at 16:38

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