Hydra supports a variety of protocols for password cracking. Some of the commonly used protocols include:
- HTTP/HTTPS: For web applications.
- FTP: File Transfer Protocol.
- SSH: Secure Shell for secure remote login.
- Telnet: Unencrypted text communications.
- SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol for email.
- POP3: Post Office Protocol for email retrieval.
- IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol for email.
- MySQL: For database access.
- PostgreSQL: Another database protocol.
- RDP: Remote Desktop Protocol for Windows.
- VNC: Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access.
You can specify the protocol in the command by using the format service://server[:PORT]. For example, for SSH, you would use ssh://target_ip.
