Password Cracking

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

The process of recovering secret passwords stored in a computer system or transmitted over a network.

Framework senses

3 senses across 3 frameworks

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: Password cracking is the process of attempting to guess passwords, given the password file information.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: The process of recovering secret passwords stored in a computer system or transmitted over a network.

NIST SP 800-1151 senseview framework →

§1: The process of recovering secret passwords stored in a computer system or transmitted over a network.