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Glossary: Logs and Data Sources for Investigations

Password spraying

Also written: spraying, spray

Trying the same one or few common passwords on many accounts, with one or two tries each, so no account reaches the lockout limit. The attacker sprayed alex, jo, morgan and priya, then got into sam.

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Related terms

Brute forceCredential stuffingAccount lockoutAuthentication log