dictionary attack

English

Etymology

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#DICTIONARYATTACKCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deyḱ-#DICTIONARYATTACKCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)teg- (pole)#DICTIONARYATTACK

From dictionary +‎ attackCategory:English exocentric compounds#DICTIONARYATTACKCategory:English compound terms#DICTIONARYATTACK.[1]

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dictionary attack (plural dictionary attacks)Category:English lemmas#DICTIONARYATTACKCategory:English nouns#DICTIONARYATTACKCategory:English countable nouns#DICTIONARYATTACKCategory:English multiword terms#DICTIONARYATTACKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DICTIONARYATTACKCategory:Pages with entries#DICTIONARY%20ATTACKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DICTIONARY%20ATTACK

  1. (computingCategory:en:Computing#DICTIONARYATTACK, cryptographyCategory:en:Cryptography#DICTIONARYATTACK) An attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess decryption keys or passwords. [from 1980s]
    Hypernym: cyberattack
    Experts warn against using ordinary words as passwords as they are vulnerable to dictionary attacks.Category:English terms with usage examples#DICTIONARYATTACK

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