SSH Brute Force Attack Demo using Hydra in Kali Linux | Ethical Hacking Lab
n this video, we demonstrate how an SSH password brute-force attack works in a controlled virtual environment. Using Kali Linux as the attacking machine and Ubuntu as the target server, we use Hydra to test a custom password wordlist against an open SSH service (Port 22).
This step-by-step experiment illustrates the risks of relying on weak or default SSH passwords without proper firewall rules or rate-limiting controls.
📌 What You'll Learn:
Setting up the vulnerable target (Ubuntu with SSH enabled & UFW disabled)
Identifying network IPs and target usernames on a virtual network
Creating a wordlist for dictionary-based attacks
Executing an automated SSH brute-force attack using Hydra on Kali Linux
Key defensive countermeasures to secure SSH services in production
This video is strictly for educational, research, and defensive security testing purposes. All activities were performed in an isolated, non-production virtual machine environment owned and controlled by the instructor. Unauthorized testing or attacking against networks or systems without explicit permission is illegal.
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