


As far as Brutus is concerned a target is a remote system and possibly a remote user on a remote system, there is more. To obtain any valid access tokens on a particular target where only target penetration is required.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. In simple terms, Brutus is an online or remote password cracker. Brutus – Introduction & Overview Jan 28th 2000
