Name: Hydra
Rating: 9 (1 reviews)
Author: Open Source

Customer Training

Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Batch Management Software

Functional Testing

PHP Frameworks

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Development

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Privacy Policy Generators

Enterprise

Accounting

Financial Close

Online Trading

SaaS Spend Management

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Compensation Management

Corporate Learning Management

HR Compliance

HR Management

Pay Equity

Payroll

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Vendor Management Systems (VMS)

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

Archiving

Blockchain Analysis

Cloud Storage

Container Management

Email Encryption

Fraud Detection

Game Engine

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

LAN Switches

Managed Security Service

Master Data Management (MDM)

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Network Performance Monitoring

Runtime Application Self-Protection

SQL Server Performance Monitoring

Software Asset Management

Storage Management

Unified Communications Monitoring

User Virtualization

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Blogging

Content Management

Email Deliverability

Email Marketing

Market Intelligence

Marketing Automation

Native Advertising

Public Relations (PR)

Sales and Marketing Automation

Social Media Management

Survey & Forms Building

Web Analytics

Marketing

Professional Services Automation

Project Management

Professional Services

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Government Contracting

Sales

Microsegmentation

Security

Aviation

Healthcare Learning Management

Medical Scheduling

Text Analysis

Tour Operator

Warranty Management

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We use Hydra in our organization to provide a penetration testing solution for several clients that need such a service. The tool is used in conjunction with some other penetration tools offered in Kali Linux virtual machines. The scope here is to test different client services with brute force (FTP, TLENE, SSH, etc.).

Product Usage

Pros and Cons

One of most important thing is that Hydra's ability to perform HTTP post form attacks.
The tool also can be used to attack a great number of protocols.
The source code of the tool/software is also available for others (so it is not a closed source one).
A good thing about this tool is also the support available and it also has a high ranking on GitHub (over 1000 stars).

Things done well

It is not a straightforward tool to use, it needs certain dependencies to be installed so it can function as intended by its creators. This is one of the most important steps that need to be done while configuring the tool as one needs.
Sometimes the tool gives False Positives passwords.
There are some issues in the functionality of the tool itself (like some bugs, for example affecting the running and hanging process after a number of tries), but most of them have a solution and there is big community support for the tool.

Things done poorly

One scenario that fits well Hydra's ability is to test the strength of Drupal usernames and passwords. So, as an example, if we have a Drupal site at some HTTP web address, we could use lots of methods in order to collect a list with some valid users. After we create the list and also the list of some possible passwords we can try to initiate a Hydra brute force attack. Hydra for example is not suited for finding the vulnerabilities of a host, for this other solutions can be used.

One important feature is the high number of supported protocols (FTP, POP3, IMAP, SSH, VNC, etc.)
In regards to pricing, the tool is free to use.
The performance of the tool is very good (it is also fast) and also it is compatible with lots of devices.
It can be used to launch parallel brute force cracking attacks.

Most Important Features 3.4.21

Our business objectives are accomplished using the tool as Hydra covers our needs for a free password cracking tool.
The tool is a free one that has a lot of advantages because it is a powerful one to use for the specific task of performing some activities that are related to penetration testing.
The services that our business provides for several clients in the field of penetration testing are at the level our customers are expecting.

Return on Investment

There are many other tools similar to Hydra, one of them being "John the Ripper ". Notable differences are that while John the Ripper works offline, Hydra works online; also Hydra is more popular and with a wider usage as it supports Windows, Linux, and macOSX. An important thing is that both software are free to use, making both very useful tools. We can note that JTR has also a "pro" version that is not free to use and it is more optimized for speed and performance and focused on a specific operating system, while Hydra is free and offers all features at no cost.

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Hydra

Overview

What is Hydra?

Hydra, a really useful tool for penetration testing.

Pricing

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