Using Hydra to Brute-Force SSH And WI-Fi Login Portal
Welcome back again to my cybersecurity blog! i'm Basit Hassan, a student penetration tester passionate about ethical hack ing. On this blog, i'll be sharing tutorials, walkthroughs, and real-world exploitation techniques that i've personally tested and can get you started in the penetration testing field. Today's post, i'll demonstrate how to use Hydra , a powerful brute-forcing tool, to test login credentials on a SSH server and a WI-FI admin portal. This test was done on my own network and machine to show how attackers operate and how to protect against them. What is Hydra? Hydra is a powerful tool used by penetration testers to automate brute-force attacks on various protocols like SSH, FTP, HTTP, and more. In this blog, we’ll learn how to use Hydra to brute-force SSH logins and web-based login forms safely in a lab environment. π What is a Brute-Force Attack? A brute-force attack is a method use to gain unauthorized access to account and systems by trying co...