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hydra:tldr:c45be
hydra: Guess IMAP credentials on a range of hosts using a list of colon-separated username/password pairs.
$ hydra -C ${path-to-username_password_pairs-txt} ${imap:--[host_range_cidr]}
try on your machine
The command you provided is using Hydra, a popular tool for performing brute-force attacks against various protocols. It is attempting to crack login credentials for an IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) server using a list of username and password combinations stored in a text file.
Let's break down the command:
hydra
: This is the name of the program that is being executed.-C ${path-to-username_password_pairs-txt}
: This is an option to specify the path to a text file that contains a list of username and password pairs. The${path-to-username_password_pairs-txt}
should be replaced with the actual file path on your system.${imap:--[host_range_cidr]}
: This is specifying the target for the attack. It is using the IMAP protocol, which is typically used for retrieving email messages, and the--
denotes the beginning of the target specification. The[host_range_cidr]
should be replaced with the target's IP address range in CIDR notation. For example, you might use192.168.1.0/24
to target all IP addresses in the range192.168.1.1
to192.168.1.254
.
To summarize, the command is using Hydra to launch a brute-force attack against an IMAP server, using a list of username and password combinations from a specified text file. The attack will be targeted at a range of IP addresses specified in CIDR notation.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.