The -C flag tells Hydra to treat each line as a credential pair.
: Focused lists for common hardware (e.g., admin:password for routers). ⚡ Optimization & Best Practices passlist txt hydra
To use a password list in Hydra, you must use the correct flag: The -C flag tells Hydra to treat each
hydra -l <username> -P <passlist_file> <target_ip> <protocol> passlist txt hydra