![]() Both telnet and FTP require the remote user to authenticate themselves before access is granted. For instance a UNIX server sat on a network somewhere may be offering Telnet and FTP services to remote users. What is an attack method? In the context of Brutus, it is a service provided by the target that allows a remote client to authenticate against the target using client supplied credentials. A target may provide no available attack methods, it may provide one or it may provide several. To engage any given target we require an attack method, generally we only perform one type of remote attack-that is we attempt to positivley authenticate with the target by using a number of access token combinations. As far as Brutus is concerned a target is a remote system and possibly a remote user on a remote system, there is more. What is a target? Well that depends on you. ![]() To obtain any valid access tokens on a particular target where only target penetration is required. It is used primarily in two contexts : To obtain the valid access tokens for a particular user on a particular target. Examples of a supported target system might be an FTP server, a password protected web page, a router console a POP3 server etc. Brutus is used to recover valid access tokens (usually a username and password) for a given target system. More specifically it is a remote interactive authentication agent. What does Brutus do? In simple terms, Brutus is an online or remote password cracker.
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