124,458 views Hydra: Fast Network crackerIt is a brute force password crackerTHC Hydra – Brute force various protocols and services. Hydra is a very fast network logon cracker which support many different services.When you need to brute force crack a remote authentication service, Hydra is often the tool of choice. It can perform rapid dictionary attacks against more than 50 protocols and services including telnet, ftp, http, https, smb, several databases, and much more.It is also very useful in cracking passwords of routers and other devices that are mostly configured with their default passwords.It also has a GUI called hydra – gtk / xHydra which is also included in Kali Linux.
Review of THC Hydra, a Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) network logon cracker. REVIEW SUMMARYHydra is a fast and flexible Network Logon Cracker developed by The Hacker's Choice (THC), a non-profit group of international security researchers and hackers. Hydra is a parallized login cracker that primarily employs a brute-force dictionary-based attack. Hydra supports a wide range of network protocols including, but not limited to: TELNET, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP-PROXY, SMB, SMBNT, MS-SQL, MYSQL, REXEC, RSH, RLOGIN, CVS, SNMP, SMTP-AUTH, SOCKS5, VNC, POP3, IMAP, NNTP, PCNFS, ICQ, SAP/R3, LDAP2, LDAP3, and various database protocols. The THC designed Hydra to be extensible, so it is relatively straightforward to add new modules.Hydra provides two interfaces: a Command Line Interface (CLI) and a Graphic User Interface (GUI) called Hydra GTK (Graphic Tool Kit).
Retrieving image and catalog files using the Graphical User Interface. Described below, as well as in the general documentation available directly in the tool.
Hydra GTK is a solid GUI that can reduce the learning curve of this powerful cracker. Highly recommended for both cybersecurity noobs and certified ethical hackers.