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medusa:tldr:64758

medusa: Execute a login attempt against an HTTP server using the username, password and user-agent specified.
$ medusa -M HTTP -h host -u ${username} -p ${password} -m USER-AGENT:"${Agent}"
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The given command is for running a penetration testing tool called Medusa with specific configurations.

  • medusa is the name of the tool being executed.
  • -M HTTP indicates the module to be used for the attack as HTTP.
  • -h host specifies the target host to be attacked. Replace host with the actual hostname or IP address.
  • -u ${username} sets the username for the attack. The ${username} is a placeholder, which should be substituted with the actual username.
  • -p ${password} sets the password to be used for the attack. Similar to the username, ${password} should be replaced with the real password.
  • -m USER-AGENT:"${Agent}" sets the user agent for the attack. The value ${Agent} is again a placeholder, and you need to provide the desired user agent value.

Overall, the command initiates a Medusa attack on an HTTP service running on a specified host, using a given username, password, and user agent.

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.
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