What are Hydra's options?

Hydra provides a variety of options to customize your brute-force attacks. Here are some of the most commonly used options:

Basic Options

• -l LOGIN: Specify a single username for testing.
• -L FILE: Load multiple usernames from a file.
• -p PASS: Specify a single password for testing.
• -P FILE: Load multiple passwords from a file.
• -C FILE: Load a combination of usernames and passwords from a file.

Target and Service Options

• service://target[:port]: Specify the service and target IP/hostname. The port is optional.
• -s PORT: Specify a custom port if the service is not running on its default port.

Performance Options

• -t TASKS: Set the number of parallel tasks (threads) to run simultaneously.
• -w TIME: Set the timeout for connections.
• -W TIME: Set the timeout for responses.

Output Options

• -o FILE: Save the results to a specified file.
• -f: Exit after the first found login/password pair.

Verbosity Options

• -v: Enable verbose mode for more detailed output.
• -V: Enable even more verbose output, showing all attempts.

Additional Options

• -e nsr: Use additional options for password generation (e.g., n for numeric, s for special characters, r for random).
• -x MIN:MAX:CHARSET: Specify a custom password generation pattern.
• -S: Use SSL for connections.
• -u: Enable username/password brute-forcing.

Help Command

To see a complete list of options and their descriptions, you can run:

hydra -h

This command will provide detailed information about all available options and how to use them effectively.