Once downloaded, wordlists must be referenced by the specific tool being utilized.
| Tool | Typical Flag | Example Usage |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| John the Ripper | --wordlist= | john --wordlist=rockyou.txt hashes.txt |
| Hashcat | -a 0 | hashcat -m 0 -a 0 hash.txt rockyou.txt |
| Hydra | -P | hydra -l user -P rockyou.txt ssh://target |
| Gobuster/ffuf | -w | gobuster dir -u https://site.com -w common.txt | download install wordlist github
sudo gunzip /usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt.gz Once downloaded, wordlists must be referenced by the
This is the simplest method for single files (e.g., downloading rockyou.txt). This is the simplest method for single files (e