Tool comparison of Remote brute-force password crackers
Finding the right tool for the job can be difficult task. This sheet compares Crowbar, Medusa, Ncrack, Patator, and THC Hydra.
| Crowbar | Medusa | Ncrack | Patator | THC Hydra | |
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| Description | Crowbar is a brute forcing tool that can be used during penetration tests. Unlike other similar tools it uses different methods to achieve its goal. | Patator is a security tool to perform enumeration or brute-force attempts to discover authentication details. It can be used during penetration testing. | THC Hydra is a brute-force cracking tool for remote authentication services. It supports many protocols, including telnet, FTP, LDAP, SSH, SNMP, and others. | ||
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| Programming language(s) | Python | C | C++ | Python | C |
| Last release | 4.2 (2020-07-13) | 2.2 (2015-11-24) | 0.7 (2019-08-24) | 1.0 (2023-10-09) | 9.5 (2023-06-12) |
| Tool page (last updated) | 2021-07-08 | 2021-05-08 | 2021-05-08 | 2024-04-06 | 2024-03-08 |
| Tool score | 60 | 76 | 85 | ||
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