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# IMAP
## **Introduction**
> By default, the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) protocol works on Port 143 (unencrypted) or 993 (encrypted). IMAP allows online management of emails directly on the server and supports folder structures.\
> Thus, it is a network protocol for the online management of emails on a remote server.
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## **IMAP Basic Interaction Commands**
| Command | Description |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| curl -k 'imaps\://\' --user : | Log in to the IMAPS service using cURL. |
| openssl s\_client -connect \:imaps | Connect to the IMAPS service. |
| hydra -L users.txt -p validpassword -f 10.10.110.20 imap | Login Bruteforce with Hydra (IMAP) |
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## **IMAP Commands**
| Command | Description |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 LOGIN username password | User's login. |
| 1 LIST "" \* | Lists all directories. |
| 1 FETCH 1 BODY\[TEXT] | list all contents of previously selected mail |
| 1 CREATE "INBOX" | Creates a mailbox with a specified name. |
| 1 DELETE "INBOX" | Deletes a mailbox. |
| 1 RENAME "ToRead" "Important" | Renames a mailbox. |
| 1 LSUB "" \* | Returns a subset of names from the set of names that the User has declared as being active or subscribed. |
| 1 SELECT INBOX | Selects a mailbox so that messages in the mailbox can be accessed. |
| 1 UNSELECT INBOX | Exits the selected mailbox. |
| 1 FETCH all | Retrieves data associated with a message in the mailbox. |
| 1 CLOSE | Removes all messages with the Deleted flag set. |
| 1 LOGOUT | Closes the connection with the IMAP server. |