vanhauser-thc/thc-hydra

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

THC-Hydra is a parallelized network login cracker supporting dozens of protocols (SSH, FTP, HTTP forms, SMB, RDP, databases, and more). It is a command-line proof-of-concept tool for security researchers and penetration testers to demonstrate weak password security.

Use cases

• brute force ssh passwords
• crack login credentials over http forms
• test password strength on ftp servers
• audit network services for weak passwords
• pentest rdp and smb authentication
• dictionary attack against mysql or postgres logins

When to choose

• you need to test many different network protocols from one tool
• you want fast parallelized brute-force login attempts
• you are a penetration tester or security researcher doing authorized audits

When to avoid

• you need a GUI-driven password auditing tool
• you want offline password hash cracking rather than online login attacks
• your use is not authorized by the system owner

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

penetration-testing security networking security penetration-testing networking windows bsd cli password-cracking brute-force login-hacker thc hydra parallelized-attacks linux macos docker

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