In this step, we will examine the output from the Hydra command you just ran to identify the successful login attempts.
Scroll back through the output in your terminal. Look for lines that indicate a successful login. These lines are typically marked with the port number and service, followed by the host, login, and password.
Since we configured the Telnet service to allow logins without a password, you should see a line similar to this in the output:
This line confirms that Hydra successfully logged in to the Telnet service on localhost using the username testuser and a null password (indicated by the empty space after password:).
You might also see other successful logins if any of the passwords in the ~/project/unix_passwords.txt file match the actual password for the testuser user (although in this lab setup, the null password is the intended successful check).
The -vV option provides detailed output for each attempt, which is useful for understanding how Hydra is progressing and which passwords it is trying. The successful login line clearly shows the credentials that worked.
This step demonstrates how the -e nsr option helps in quickly identifying common weak password scenarios, such as null passwords, which are often overlooked in standard password lists.