Hydra
Penetration Testing 4 commands

Hydra

Fast and flexible online password cracking tool. Supports numerous protocols including FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, and more.

brute-forcepasswordlogincracking
Official docs

Installation

sudo apt install hydra
# or
brew install hydra

Commands & usage

4 entries
  • hydra -l <user> -P <wordlist> <target> ssh

    SSH brute force

  • hydra -l <user> -P <wordlist> <target> ftp

    FTP brute force

  • hydra -l <user> -P <wordlist> <target> http-post-form '/login:user=^USER^&pass=^PASS^:F=failed'

    HTTP form brute force

  • hydra -L users.txt -P passwords.txt <target> rdp

    RDP brute force

Use cases

Login brute forcingPassword auditingService credential testingCTF challengesSecurity assessments