In the realm of live memory analysis, v2 updated the to support instant recovery or resetting of Mac EFI firmware passwords—a crucial capability when dealing with newer Apple hardware. For cryptocurrency investigations, v2 added support for Ethereum wallets in Keystore v3 format. Password recovery for NTLMv2 hashes was also introduced, with speeds reaching 650,000 passwords per second on average. Finally, the built‑in dictionary list gained a Ukrainian dictionary containing over one million words, along with support for the Ukrainian language preset in Xieve and brute‑force attacks.
The table below shows the dramatic differences in password recovery speeds achievable with different hardware configurations for common file types. passware kit forensic 2023
In the digital forensics community, Passware Kit Forensic is frequently compared to Elcomsoft products. The consensus, supported by third-party analyses, positions Passware as the specialist in "brute force" and "technical lock-picking". In the realm of live memory analysis, v2