7-Char Fix Documentation Update

.txt Files hosted in the WPA-Length Directory have been purged of 7 character lines.

These lines are still present in Megalink or Torrent Files. This will be fixed in Rev. 2.0

Author: berzerk0

Changelog.md

@@ -70,4 +70,10 @@
 * Added “Projects Using Probable-Wordlists” Section to README
 * Added ScullMW’s BUPW to this section
 
+#### 17 August 2017
+* Added all sorts of shoutouts since last Changelog
+* Pulled spmedia's 7-Character Fix to Repository-Hosted WPA-Lists.
+* Note that the 7-character fix does NOT apply to Rev 1.2 Files available in Megalinks or Torrents.
+* Updated README.md in the main, Real-Passwords and WPA-Length Directories
+
 

README.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Wordlists sorted by popularity originally created for password generation and te
 ### Why slog through an encyclopedic, alphabetized wordlist when you can start with the words people are most likely to use?
 #### Methodology - The Why and How
 
-  While I was able to locate a few Password Wordlists that were sorted by popularity, the vast majority of lists, especially the larger lists, were sorted alphabetically. This seems like a major practicality flaw! If we assume that the most common password is *password*, (which is actually the 2nd most common, after *123456*) and we are performing a dictionary attack using an English dictionary, we are going to have to slog from *aardvark* through *passover* to get to *password*. I don't know off the top of my head just how commonly *aardvark* is used as a password - but we could be wasting a lot of time by not starting with the most common password on our list!
+  While I was able to locate a few Password Wordlists that were sorted by popularity, the vast majority of lists, especially the larger lists, were sorted alphabetically. This seems like a major practicality flaw! If we assume that the most common password is *password*, (which is actually the 2nd most common, after *123456*) and we are performing checking passwords against an English dictionary, we are going to have to slog from *aardvark* through *passover* to get to *password*. I don't know off the top of my head just how commonly *aardvark* is used as a password - but we could be wasting a lot of time by not starting with the most common password on our list!
 
   I went to SecLists, Weakpass, and Hashes.org and downloaded nearly every single Wordlist containing real passwords I could find. These lists were huge, and I ended up with over 80 GB actual, human-generated and used passwords. These were split up among over 350 files of varying length, sorting scheme, character encoding, origin and other properties. I sorted these files, removed duplicates from within the files themselves, and prepared to join them all together.
 
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ The files in this folder come from https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists, h
  * A more inclusive, and thus, more accurate list is in the works.
 
 *NOTE THAT THE DUE TO THE NEWLINE DUPLICATES ISSUE, 'WPA-Length' LISTS MAY INCLUDE LINES OF 7 CHARACTERS*
+ * Files in the WPA-List Folders in this repo have been __CLEANED__ of lines under 8 characters.
+ * However, the files found in Megalinks or Torrents have __NOT BEEN CLEANED__ of lines under 8 characters
  * This will be fixed in Rev 2.0
 
 
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ Wordlists including dictionaries, encyclopedic lists and miscellaneous.
 
 ## Tasklist and Plans
 
-### Rev 2.0 Plan - Expected Mid-July 2017
+### Rev 2.0 Plan
 * [ ] Include truly accurate WPA-Length sorting
 * [x] More sources (This is what is taking the most time)
 * [x] Bigger sources

Real-Passwords/README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 ## WPA-Length Directory
   * This folder contains passwords at least 8 characters long, but less than 40 characters.
   * This is the format used by routers protected by WPA/2 security
-  * _Note that until Rev 2.0, "WPA-Length" Wordlists may contain lines of 7 characters
+  * _Note that until Rev 2.0, "WPA-Length" Wordlists may contain lines of 7 characters - see below for details
 
 ##  MegaLinks.md Files (Do not contain WPA-Length)
   * As a torrent alternative - wordlists will be stored here
@@ -51,9 +51,12 @@ The files in this folder come from https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists, h
  * A more inclusive, and thus, more accurate list is in the works.
 
 *NOTE THAT THE DUE TO THE NEWLINE DUPLICATES ISSUE, 'WPA-Length' LISTS MAY INCLUDE LINES OF 7 CHARACTERS*
+ * Files in the WPA-Length Directory in this repo have been __CLEANED__ of lines under 8 characters.
+ * However, the files found in Megalinks or Torrents have __NOT BEEN CLEANED__ of lines under 8 characters
  * This will be fixed in Rev 2.0
 
 
+
 Lists sorted by popularity will include "probable" in the filename
 
 
@@ -98,9 +101,9 @@ The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license term
 + No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
 
 
-Enjoy!
+__Enjoy!__
 
 
-This file last updated on 15 May, 2017
+This file last updated on 17 August, 2017
 
 Most recent commit may be a simple touch, or non-substantive edit to keep all files updated.

Real-Passwords/WPA-Length/README.md

@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ __Enjoy!__
 
 
 
-This file last updated on 15 May, 2017
+This file last updated on 17 August, 2017
 
 Most recent commit may be a simple touch, or non-substantive edit to keep all files updated.