Zip Password

A Zip file password is a secret string of characters used to encrypt and protect access to a compressed file in Zip format. It allows you to restrict access to the contents of the file by locking it with a password.

Using a zip password can be useful for protecting sensitive data, confidential files or private information.

To password protect a .ZIP file, the user must set a password when creating the Zip archive (procedure dependent on the compression software).

To open a password protected Zip file, the user will then have to enter the correct password when trying to extract/dezip/unzip the contents of the archive, without it it will not be possible to access files (however it may be possible to read file names).

The only way to recover a Zip password is to test them all.

Select the Zip file on your device and click Find.

The search is a time-consuming job (usually several hours), it is recommended to limit the search according to the size of the password, and the characters used.

NB: This Zip cracker is a free and online tool, there are applications (sometimes paid) to install on your computer/phone which will not be limited by the browser and therefore probably much more efficient and faster.

The tool creates the list of possible passwords based on the selected characters and the assumed length of the password and attempts to extract a file from the zip archive.

dCode uses the work of @gildas-lormeau here (BSD-3 License)

Choosing a secure Zip password means using at least 15 to 20 characters, mixing uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters.

Such a combination guarantees a brute-force computing time of several years, even with the best supercomputers.