🖥️medusa

➡️This is a command-line reference manual for commands and command combinations that you don’t use often enough to remember it. This cheatsheet explains the medusa command with important options and switches using examples.

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# To display all currently installed modules
medusa -d

# Display specific options for a module
medusa -M [module_name] -q

# Test all passwords in password file against the admin user on the host
# 192.168.1.20 via the SMB | SSH | MySQL | HTTP service 
medusa -h 192.168.1.20 -u admin -P passwords.txt -M [smbnt | ssh | mssql | http]

# To brute force 10 hosts and 5 users concurrently (using Medusa's parallel features)
# Each of the 5 threads targeting a host will check a specific user
medusa -H hosts.txt -U users.txt -P passwords.txt -T 10 -t 5 -L -F -M smbnt

# Medusa allows username, password, and host data to be placed within the same file (the "combo" file).
# Possible combinations in the combo file:

# host:username:password
# host:username:
# host::
# :username:password
# :username:
# ::password
# host::password
# :id:lm:ntlm::: (PwDump files)

# To test each username/password entry in the file combo.txt
medusa -M smbnt -C combo.txt

Cheatsheets are an excellent complement to other information sources like Linux man-pages, Linux help, or How-To’s and tutorials, as they provide compact and easily accessible information. While man-pages and detailed tutorials often contain comprehensive explanations and extensive guides, cheatsheets summarize the most important options forthe command medusa in a clear format. This allows users to quickly access the needed information for medusa without having to sift through lengthy texts. Especially in stressful situations or for recurring tasks, cheatsheets for medusa are a valuable resource to work efficiently and purposefully.

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