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Brute‑Force Attack
Threats
Exhaustive or high-volume credential/key guessing.
Definition
Brute‑force attacks attempt to discover secrets by exhaustive search or high-rate guessing, sometimes aided by leaked hashes or weak rate limits.
In plain English
Exhaustive or high-volume credential/key guessing.
Why this matters
Why it matters: Strong password policies, hashing, and login throttling reduce feasibility and limit compromise.
Example
Example: Offline hash cracking attempts using large dictionaries and permutations.