Password Cracking
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The process of recovering secret passwords stored in a computer system or transmitted over a network.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
Password cracking is the process of attempting to guess passwords, given the password file information.
Classifications
Entity Type
Credential95%rule-basedr:entity.credential.password.v1
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Password Crackings
- possessive
- Password Cracking's
- pluralpossessive
- Password Crackings'