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mqtt_check.py — Simple utility for testing and validating MQTT login credentials. Part of the Impacket suite. More i

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Problem

How to use the mqtt_check.py command: Simple utility for testing and validating MQTT login credentials. Part of the Impacket suite. More information: <https://github.com/fortra/impacket>.

Solution

mqtt_check.py — Simple utility for testing and validating MQTT login credentials. Part of the Impacket suite. More information: <https://github.com/fortra/impacket>.

Check MQTT login credentials for a target (MQTT broker's hostname):

mqtt_check.py {{domain}}/{{username}}:{{password}}@{{targetName}}

Specify a custom client ID for authentication:

mqtt_check.py -client-id {{client_id}} {{domain}}/{{username}}:{{password}}@{{targetName}}

Enable SSL for the connection:

mqtt_check.py -ssl {{domain}}/{{username}}:{{password}}@{{targetName}}

Connect to a specific port (default is 1883):

mqtt_check.py -port {{port}} {{domain}}/{{username}}:{{password}}@{{targetName}}

Enable debug output:

mqtt_check.py -debug {{domain}}/{{username}}:{{password}}@{{targetName}}

Display help:

mqtt_check.py --help

Code Snippets

Check MQTT login credentials for a target (MQTT broker's hostname)

mqtt_check.py {{domain}}/{{username}}:{{password}}@{{targetName}}

Specify a custom client ID for authentication

mqtt_check.py -client-id {{client_id}} {{domain}}/{{username}}:{{password}}@{{targetName}}

Enable SSL for the connection

mqtt_check.py -ssl {{domain}}/{{username}}:{{password}}@{{targetName}}

Connect to a specific port (default is 1883)

mqtt_check.py -port {{port}} {{domain}}/{{username}}:{{password}}@{{targetName}}

Enable debug output

mqtt_check.py -debug {{domain}}/{{username}}:{{password}}@{{targetName}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/mqtt_check.py

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