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# Hydra - Basics

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| ------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `hydra -L user.list -P password.list <service>://<ip>` | Uses Hydra in conjunction with a user list and password list to attempt to crack a password over the specified service. |
| `hydra -l username -P password.list <service>://<ip>`  | Uses Hydra in conjunction with a username and password list to attempt to crack a password over the specified service.  |
| `hydra -L user.list -p password <service>://<ip>`      | Uses Hydra in conjunction with a user list and password to attempt to crack a password over the specified service.      |

`-t`: number of thread

`-t 48` looks stable

{% hint style="info" %}
Tips: Bruteforce FTP instead SSH if possible, it is faster
{% endhint %}

## Credentials with a colon (`username:password`)

```
$ hydra -C <user_pass.list> <protocol>://<IP>
```

Example:

```
$ hydra -C user_pass.list ssh://10.129.42.197
```

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