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# Crack Zip Password Offline

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To crack a password-protected zip file offline, first convert the password verification data from the zip file's header into a crackable hash format using `zip2john`. zip2john is a tool to convert password protected ZIP archives to a format suitable for use with John the Ripper.

```bash
zip2john wordpress.old.zip > wordpress_hash
```

Then, use a tool like `john` (John the Ripper) with a suitable wordlist to perform a dictionary attack on the extracted hash.

```bash
john wordpress_hash --wordlist=/usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt
```