July 31, 2026
Username enumeration via different responses |portSwigger
I’m 3zb , i was asking why not start Authenticatioeen Labs —
By 3zb
2 min read
eeeee………..Today we will solve All labs of Authentication ………..
First , we will open portSwigger.com Then choose View All Labs (Authentication).
OPEN THE LAB ..
Lab tell u to enumerate username and brute-force to get password .
And u will use username && passwords WordList to solve it let's see how to solve that step by step ; click "— ACCESS THE LAB —'' .
Let's write username=admin && password = admin to see what error happen .. click log in .
what that mean , just username is not correct , just go and open burpsuite to see what happend on the background ,…
here normal post Request , let's try to enumerate the username , Just send the Request to Intruder then add ,,
Then In Section Payloads
let's Paste wordlist which Lab suggest for username enumerate .
Just trick for u , if username valid Response will be different
"Incorrct password " u will get → how u will catch that From
Length
click on it let's see if that true or not .
- Username : applications
- password : ???????????
now we will do the same for password
u can use hydra or any recon tool , i prefer burpsuite
we solved the lab
Username : applications
Password :qazwsx
→ → → → → → → →
i hope u got it , see u in next labs ……bye;