Brute Force Attack

2020-08-14T07:31:06+00:00Categories: Network Security|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A brute force attack (exhaustive search) is a cryptographic hack that relies on guessing possible combinations of a targeted password until the correct password is discovered. This attack uses trial-and-error to guess login info, encryption keys, or find a hidden web page. Brute force attacks don’t employ an intellectual strategy. These attacks simply try using [...]