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Brute force attack

nounid 1710·updated May 9, 2026
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Repeatedly trying all possible combinations of passwords or encryption keys until the correct one is found

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Classifications

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

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
Repeatedly trying all possible combinations of passwords or encryption keys until the correct one is found
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Repeatedly trying all possible combinations of passwords or encryption keys until the correct one is found
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