1. Create a password list file that is a text file with a password on each line and newline characters after each

Example usage is below:

$ hydra –l <USERNAME> –P <PASSWORDS_FILE> <TARGET> <PROTOCOL>

• <PASSWORDS_FILE> is a text file with a password on each line and newline characters after each
• <TARGET> can be a FQDN or IP
• <PROTOCOL> options are: telnet, ssh

Additionally, you can see:

• https://www.kali.org/tools/hydra
• https://github.com/vanhauser-thc/thc-hydra