Glossary: Attacks and Indicators
brute force
Trying many passwords against one account until one works, in practice usually from a list of common passwords. It is loud: many failures for one user, then an account lockout.
Glossary: Attacks and Indicators
Trying many passwords against one account until one works, in practice usually from a list of common passwords. It is loud: many failures for one user, then an account lockout.