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password attempt

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

An effort to input a password to gain access to a system.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential95%rule-basedr:entity.credential.password.v1
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
password attempts
possessive
password attempt's
pluralpossessive
password attempts'