Dictionary attack

Dictionary attack

A dictionary attack is a type of password hacking technique that involves comparing a user's password against words or combinations of words found in a dictionary. It is a form of brute-force attack that attempts to crack a password-protected system by systematically trying every possible combination of words in a dictionary until the correct password is found.From: Instrument Engineers' Handbook, Volume 3 [2019], Towards Digital Forensics Investigation of WordPress Applications Running Over Kubernetes [2023]

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Published in Shashi Bhushan, Manoj Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Renjith V. Ravi, Anuj Kumar Singh, Holistic Approach to Quantum Cryptography in Cyber Security, 2023

Meenu Shukla, Fatima Ziya, Sharmila Arun, Suraj Pal Singh

A bruteforce password breach can take advantage of information that people provide on social media accounts. Passwords are sometimes formed using the individual's hobbies, particular hobbies, pet's name, and child's name, making them reasonably easy to guess for the attack. A dictionary attack can also be used by the attackers to figure out the password of the user. The dictionary attack is the method of guessing a target's password by using commonly used words and phrases, similarly the ones found in a dictionary.

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Published in IETE Journal of Research, 2023

Muhammad Faraz Hyder, Syeda Hafsa Ahmed, Mustafa Latif, Kehkashan Aslam, Ata. U. Rab, Mussab T. Siddiqui

A dictionary attack is a kind of brute-force attack on a password-protected system. The attacker attempts to access the system by systematically entering every word in a dictionary as a password. Weak passwords such as successive numbers, symbols, or letters make dictionary attacks easier to execute. A dictionary attack uses a list of words and phrases to figure out conceivable passwords. Such passwords are more often than not gotten from information spills and online assets.

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