Hydra Grind & Thread Tuning

[2025-08-31 :: Lab Note — Hydra Grind & Thread Tuning]

Security+ Review

  • Continued through practice set, focusing on access control models (DAC vs MAC).
  • Took time to re-explain concepts in my own words to reinforce memory.

Lab Work

  • Hydra brute force attempts on VM.
  • Adjusted parallel threads (down to 1) to troubleshoot errors and stability.
  • Began comparing wordlist strategies (small top lists vs large lists like rockyou.txt).

Reflections

  • Recognized value in incremental wordlists (top100, top1000, etc.) for efficiency.
  • Learned that cracking is as much about strategy and tuning as raw compute power.