help please!!

James Stroud jstroud at mbi.ucla.edu
Sun Feb 11 19:59:40 EST 2007


darren112 wrote:
> Hi Im new to python and I desperately need help with this task....
> This is everything of what I need to do.......
> 
> The program to be written in Python obviously......
> 
> The program should support brute-forcing of the authentication process
> for a Telnet server via a dictionary attack.
> 
> The python program is required to take four parameters: a) the IP
> address of a Computer, b) the port number that the Telnet server is
> running on the computer , c) the name of a file containing a list if
> usernames, and b) the name of a file containing a list of word/phrases
> to be used as passwords.
> 
> The program should then attempt to authenticate itself to the Telnet
> server via trying every password for every username. The program
> should report when it is successful.
> 
> Please help me.... And as I am new to all this please post step by
> step instructions...
> 

I'm guessing this is a troll rather than a script kiddy. It seems more 
like bait than an "honest" question.



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