Brute force attack
nounid
1710·updated May 9, 2026verified
Repeatedly trying all possible combinations of passwords or encryption keys until the correct one is found
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Entity Type
Threat90%rule-basedr:entity.threat.attack.v1
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Brute force attacks
- possessive
- Brute force attack's
- pluralpossessive
- Brute force attacks'
Framework definitions
- §1
- Repeatedly trying all possible combinations of passwords or encryption keys until the correct one is found
- §1 · legacy_primary
- Repeatedly trying all possible combinations of passwords or encryption keys until the correct one is foundDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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