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Penetration Testing Linux Servers with Hydra for SSH Login

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Disclaimer: This article is intended solely for educational and authorized penetration testing purposes. Unauthorized access to systems is illegal and punishable by law. Always have explicit permission before attempting any form of testing on a system.

Linux servers are a backbone of today’s internet infrastructure, supporting critical operations for countless organizations. While Linux is known for its robust security features, misconfigurations and weak credentials can still leave servers vulnerable to unauthorized access. Hydra, a powerful network login cracker, is commonly used by penetration testers to assess the strength of SSH login credentials on Linux servers.

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How to Penetration Test Linux Services with Hydra

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Hydra is a powerful tool that can help you perform penetration testing on various network services. Hydra can brute-force passwords for more than 50 protocols, such as telnet, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SMB, and databases. Hydra was developed by the hacker group “The Hacker’s Choice” and released in 2000 as a proof of concept tool. Hydra is also a parallelized login cracker, which means it can make multiple connections at the same time and reduce the time required to crack a password.

This blog post is intended to provide an educational introduction about a penetration testing tool. The tool is designed to help security professionals and ethical hackers identify and exploit vulnerabilities in web applications. The author does not condone or encourage any illegal or malicious use of the tool. The readers are solely responsible for their own actions and the consequences of using the tool.

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How to brute force and crack SSH passwords with Hydra? Ethical Hacking in real practice!

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In this presentation we will crack the password of a general Linux user via SSH in our personal lab. The machine from which we start the attack is a Kali Linux box, and the attacked machine is an ordinary Debian Linux on which a user set a weak password. Unfortunately the security settings are weak on the target host, so we have a great chance for success. We already know the name of the user.

Important note: cracking passwords in the wild is illegal! Do NOT do it out of the lab, unless you are a penetration tester with a signed contract!

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