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# Brut force and crack Gmail password

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### Content

1. What is H
* 2. Hydra installation
3. Steps
4. Protection
5. Conclusion

#### 1. What is Hydra``hyd

Hydra is a brute force tool to crack passwords, which means that it essentially uses software to send a barrage of passwords to guess login information. Most people have overly simple passwords that can be fairly easily guessed from your online presence; for example, the name of their loved one, a birthday, favourite sports team, etc. This means that with enough social engineering and an unlimited number of guesses, the likelihood of finding the correct password is high.
Hydra software makes this an automated process by systematically going through each password in a generated list until it finds the right one.

### 2. Hydra Installation.

sudo apt-get install hydra

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### 3. Steps.
Step1: Open the XHydra


Step2: Select target smtp


Step3: Enter port


Step4: Select the appropiate protocol (smtp)


Step5: Select output options


Step6: Enter target address


Step7: Create a wordlist file


Step8: Select wordlist file (list of potential passwords)

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Step9: Results


### 4. How Can You Protect Yourself Against a Brute Force Attacks?

There is no way to prevent a brute force attack. With that said, by employing the correct strategies, users can make it difficult for hackers to ferret out their passwords.

1. Strong passwords – choose passwords that are at least 15 characters long. Avoid using actual words, birthdates, or phrases. A password manager makes creating and overseeing secure passwords extremely easy. Find out how strong your password is with our Password Checker.

2. Secure login – when possible, always log in with two-factor authentication.

3. Encrypted communications – use encrypted protocols like HTTPS so that hackers can’t intercept your data when you input your password.

4. Avoid to open/reply to suspicious emails.

### 5. Conclusion

Brute force attacks pose a threat to regular Internet users, server administrators, and businesses. There isn’t a perfect solution, but if you opt for the correct strategies, you can make hackers’ lives extremely difficult.