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List:       security-basics
Subject:    Re: THC Hydra and handling of the password file
From:       David Maciejak <david.maciejak () gmail ! com>
Date:       2011-04-03 16:14:23
Message-ID: BANLkTi=zjFfBXLd-FgGzesMqzzMF6u5u-w () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Martin T <m4rtntns@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it true that Hydra, before attacking the specified host, will read
> the entire password file(-P /root/words.txt) into the RAM? If yes,
> then what are the size limitations for the password file?
> 

The limitation depends directly on the ram available on the host
running hydra, and of course the passwords length.
So it's hard to give you a value, just do some tests.

cheers,
david

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