Glossary: Change Records, Cryptography and PKI
brute-force attack
Also written: brute force
Trying every possible key until one works. Each extra bit of key length doubles the work, which is why 128-bit AES is far beyond brute force.
Glossary: Change Records, Cryptography and PKI
Also written: brute force
Trying every possible key until one works. Each extra bit of key length doubles the work, which is why 128-bit AES is far beyond brute force.