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ChSSHKracker

Powerful Python SSH brute force tool with multi-threaded architecture, advanced honeypot detection, real-time statistics, and system reconnaissance. Perfect for authorized security testing and penetration testing.

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ChSSHKracker

Advanced Multi-Threaded SSH Brute Force Tool with Honeypot Detection

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ChSSHKracker is a powerful, high-performance SSH brute force tool written in Python with enhanced multi-layer worker architecture, advanced honeypot detection, real-time statistics, and comprehensive system reconnaissance capabilities. Perfect for authorized security testing, penetration testing, and cybersecurity research.

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👨‍💻 Project Programmer

Ch4120N — Ch4120N@Proton.me

🧠 Made For

Security researchers, penetration testers, and cybersecurity professionals who need powerful SSH brute force capabilities with advanced honeypot detection for authorized security testing, penetration testing, and network security assessment.

🖼️ Screenshots

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| Main Interface | Interactive Mode | Statistics Display | | :---: | :---: | :---: | | <img src="./images/screenshot1.png" alt="ChSSHKracker Main Interface - SSH brute force tool with real-time statistics" width="400" title="ChSSHKracker Main Interface"/> | <img src="./images/screenshot2.png" alt="ChSSHKracker Interactive Mode - User-friendly SSH cracker interface" width="400" title="ChSSHKracker Interactive Mode"/> | <img src="./images/screenshot3.png" alt="ChSSHKracker Statistics Display - Real-time progress tracking" width="400" title="ChSSHKracker Statistics"/> |

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⚓ Requirements

  • Python 3.7+
  • pip (Python package manager)

📦 Installing Dependencies

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Or install manually:

python -m pip install cryptography==40.0.2 paramiko==2.11.0 colorama==0.4.6 prompt_toolkit==3.0.52

⚙️ Installation Guide

Linux

sudo apt install python3 git -y
git clone https://github.com/Ch4120N/ChSSHKracker.git
chmod 755 -R ChSSHKracker
cd ChSSHKracker
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 ChSshKracker.py --help

Windows

If you have Git installed:

git clone https://github.com/Ch4120N/ChSSHKracker.git
cd ChSSHKracker
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python ChSshKracker.py --help

Otherwise, download the ZIP release, extract it, and run it directly.

macOS

brew install python3 git
git clone https://github.com/Ch4120N/ChSSHKracker.git
cd ChSSHKracker
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 ChSshKracker.py --help

💻 Supported Platforms

  • [x] Linux (All distributions)
  • [x] Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
  • [x] macOS (All versions)

✨ Features

🎯 Core Capabilities

  • 🚀 High Performance: Multi-threaded architecture with configurable worker pools
  • 🔄 Concurrent Processing: Multiple concurrent connections per worker for maximum throughput
  • 📊 Real-time Statistics: Live progress tracking with detailed statistics
  • 🎨 Beautiful UI: Colorful terminal interface with ASCII banners and formatted tables
  • 📝 Comprehensive Logging: Detailed logs for successful connections, honeypots, and errors

🛡️ Security Features

  • 🍯 Advanced Honeypot Detection: Multi-layer detection system to identify honeypot traps
  • 🔍 System Reconnaissance: Automatic system information gathering after successful connection
  • ⏱️ Configurable Timeouts: Customizable connection timeouts to optimize performance
  • 🛑 Graceful Shutdown: Clean interruption handling with SIGINT support

🎮 User Experience

  • 💬 Interactive Mode: User-friendly interactive prompts for easy configuration
  • 📁 Flexible Input: Support for combo files or separate username/password lists
  • 📈 Progress Tracking: Real-time progress bars and statistics display

💻 Usage

Quick Start

# Interactive mode (recommended for beginners)
python ChSshKracker.py --interactive

# Command line mode
python ChSshKracker.py -I ips.txt -U users.txt -P passwords.txt

Command Line Mode

Basic Usage

# Using separate username and password files
python ChSshKracker.py -I ips.txt -U users.txt -P passwords.txt

# Using combo file (username:password format)
python ChSshKracker.py -I ips.txt -C combo.txt

# With custom timeout and workers
python ChSshKracker.py -I ips.txt -U users.txt -P passwords.txt -t 10 -w 50

# Advanced: Custom workers and concurrent connections per worker
python ChSshKracker.py -I ips.txt -C combo.txt -w 50 --per-worker 30 -t 10

Command Line Arguments

| Argument | Short | Description | Default | | ----------------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------- | | --ip-list | -I | Path to targets file (ip[:port] per line) | Required | | --user-list | -U | Path to usernames file (one per line) | Required* | | --password-list | -P | Path to passwords file (one per line) | Required* | | --combo-list | -C | Generated combo file path | Optional | | --timeout | -t | Connection timeout in seconds | 5 | | --workers | -w | Maximum number of worker threads | 25 | | --per-worker | | Concurrent connections per worker | 25 | | --interactive | | Force interactive prompts | False | | --version | -v | Show version and exit | - | | --help | -h | Show help message | - |

* Required if not using combo file

Input File Formats

IP List (ips.txt):

192.168.1.1:22
192.168.1.2:2222
192.168.1.5:8022

Username List (users.txt):

root
admin
user
test

Password List (passwords.txt):

password
123456
admin
root

Combo File (combo.txt):

root:password
admin:admin123
user:password123

Interactive Mode

Launch the interactive mode for a guided setup:

python ChSshKracker.py --interactive

The interactive mode will prompt you for:

  • IP list file path
  • Username/password files or combo file
  • Timeout settings
  • Worker configuration
  • Concurrent connections per worker

⚙️ Configuration

Default Settings

The tool uses the following default configurations (defined in core/config.py):

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