Security Engineer Ports Hashcat to Gameboy Advance

Security engineer solstICE has developed gba-hashcat, a port of the popular password recovery tool for the original Gameboy Advance handheld.

Security engineer solstICE has successfully ported the hashcat utility to the Gameboy Advance with the release of gba-hashcat. Built using the Butano C++ engine, the software runs on the handheld's original ARM7TDMI 32-bit RISC processor clocked at 16.8 MHz. Despite hardware constraints, including 288 KB of RAM and 98 KB of VRAM, the device achieves a performance rate of 727 SHA256 hashes per second. The tool features a user interface displaying an intro screen, progress statistics, and real-time password attempts. To facilitate cracking, the software includes the 8 MB ignis-1M word list, fitting within the standard 32 MB cartridge limit. This project demonstrates the technical capability of the handheld's hardware for unconventional security applications.