lanjelot/patator

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3923 stars · 830 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Patator is a multi-purpose, multi-threaded brute-forcing tool written in Python with a modular design supporting dozens of protocols (SSH, FTP, HTTP, SMB, databases, and more). It aims to be more reliable and flexible than predecessors like Hydra, Medusa, and Ncrack.

Use cases

• brute-force ssh passwords
• crack password of an encrypted zip file
• guess login credentials for mysql or postgres
• enumerate valid smtp users
• brute-force http basic auth login forms
• crack java keystore passwords
• brute-force vnc or rdp authentication

When to choose

• you need a single flexible tool covering many protocols for password guessing
• you want scriptable, multi-threaded brute-forcing with fine-grained control
• you need to crack encrypted archives or keystores offline
• you're a pentester frustrated with Hydra/Medusa limitations

When to avoid

• you want a beginner-friendly point-and-click tool - it is explicitly not script-kiddie friendly
• you need a GUI-based password cracker
• you only need hash cracking (tools like hashcat are better suited)
• you require stealth or rate-limit evasion features out of the box

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

penetration-testing security cli security penetration-testing python cli cross-platform brute-force password-guessing credential-attacks pentest multi-threaded command-line linux

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