# Finger

Finger protocol provides information about the users and computers connected to them.

The output information contains the activity status of the users, name, address etc..,

{% hint style="info" %}
**Requires**: a username to query
{% endhint %}

The usernames can be bruteforced with [finger-user-enum](https://github.com/pentestmonkey/finger-user-enum)

## User Enumeration

```bash
perl finger-user-enum.pl -U /usr/share/seclists/Usernames/Names/names.txt -t 10.10.10.10
```

#### Machine: 

{% embed url="<https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2018/09/29/htb-sunday.html#using-finger>" %}


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://dhaneshsivasamy07.gitbook.io/oscp-2022/enumeration/finger.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.