Is this “brute force”?

Not blind brute force. It’s a targeted search guided by your hints and by how people really choose passwords, which is far more efficient — but still bounded by how strong the password is.

Will you see my file’s contents?

No. Verification checks a candidate against the encryption; your file stays private and encrypted at rest.

How password recovery actually works

Password “recovery” sounds like magic, but it’s really about trying the passwords you were most likely to have chosen — intelligently, and in the right order.

Here’s an honest look at what happens under the hood, so you know what to expect.

Try it on your file