The "did not contain password exclusive" message occurs because the rule requires a specific keyword or baseline pattern that isn't present in the probable.txt file you are currently parsing against. The engine therefore skips applying that rule or fails to find a match. Why the 'Probable' Wordlist is Unique
[+] Captured 1 handshake for network 'Home_WiFi' [!] Cracking WPA Handshake using Wifite's internal list... [!] Failed to crack handshake: wordlists-probable.txt did not contain password. wordlistprobabletxt did not contain password exclusive
Switch to a hybrid attack if you suspect the user followed basic credential complexity rules (such as capital letter at the start, numbers/symbols at the end). The "did not contain password exclusive" message occurs
which automatically try variations (capitalization, adding years at the end, replacing letters with symbols) for every word in your list. B. Generate Custom Wordlists Validate the Wordlist File
If you are strictly attempting to use a specific rule-set (like exclusive ), try reverting to a standard pass-through or standard mask attack:
Let’s walk through a hands-on scenario to see the error in action. Assume we have an SHA-256 hash of the password MySecureP@ssw0rd! . We’ll attempt a dictionary attack using John the Ripper with probable.txt as our exclusive wordlist.
Here is how to resolve the wordlistprobabletxt did not contain password exclusive error: 1. Validate the Wordlist File