Run an Online Password Attack on a Router

The video tutorial introduces Medusa, a fast and parallel modular login brute forcer, and explains its features and advantages over Hydra. It demonstrates how to use Medusa to crack passwords by issuing commands and using a word list. The tutorial highlights Medusa's efficiency in trying various passwords until the correct one is found.

What is the primary advantage of Medusa over Hydra?

• Medusa has a simpler user interface.

• Medusa is thread-based, allowing for faster execution.

• Medusa supports more protocols than Hydra.

• Medusa is process-based, making it faster.

Which of the following is NOT a service supported by Medusa?

• FTP

• HTTP

• SSH

• SMTP

What is the default username often used when trying to crack passwords with Medusa?

• guest

• root

• admin

• user

Which file is used by Medusa to try different passwords?

• passwords.txt

• common.txt

• passlist.txt

• rockyou.txt

Approximately how many passwords did Medusa attempt before finding the correct one?

• 1,400,000

• 500,000

• 740,000

• 1,000,000