What term describes the action of a password cracker that simply tries a huge number of permutations of possible passwords?

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Annabelle

Computers & Technology

13 October, 08:33

What term describes the action of a password cracker that simply tries a huge number of permutations of possible passwords?

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Shane Roberson · Answer 1

The answer is brute force. It is because a brute force is a way of attacking in terms of attempting to open a data or an example would be a person trying to decrypt or encrypt a data. It is similar to the scenario above as the person tries to gain access in cracking the password.