Script to create a new file with ASCII SSIDs/ESSIDs from Hashcat potfile.

potfile_hex_to_ascii.ps1

# Script to create a new file with ASCII SSIDs/ESSIDs from Hashcat potfile.
# Usage .\potfile_hex_to_ascii.ps1 hashcat.potfile
param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
    [string]
    $potFilePath
)


Get-Content $filePath | ForEach-Object {
	Write-Host "Processing $_"
	$line = $_
    $start = $line.IndexOf('*')
	$end = $line.IndexOf(':')
	
	$lengthOfHexSsid = $end - $start - 1
	$hexString = $line.SubString($start+1, $lengthOfHexSsid)
	Write-Host "SSID_HEX = $hexString"
	$ascii_ssid = ($hexString -split '(..)' -ne '' | ForEach-Object {[char][byte]"0x$_"}) -join ''
	Write-Host "SSID_ACII = $ascii_ssid"
	
	$newLine = $line.SubString(0, $start+1) + $ascii_ssid + $line.SubString($end, $line.length-$end)
	#Write-Host $newLine
	$newLine | Out-File -potFilePath "$filePath.txt" -Append
}