In cryptography, a brute-force attack consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of eventually guessing correctly. The attacker … See more

The resources required for a brute-force attack grow exponentially with increasing key size, not linearly. Although U.S. export regulations historically restricted key lengths to 56-bit See more

Certain types of encryption, by their mathematical properties, cannot be defeated by brute force. An example of this is See more

In a reverse brute-force attack, a single (usually common) password is tested against multiple usernames or encrypted files. The process … See more

Brute-force attacks work by calculating every possible combination that could make up a password and testing it to see if it is the correct password. As the password's length … See more

Credential recycling is the hacking practice of re-using username and password combinations gathered in previous brute-force … See more

In case of an offline attack where the attacker has gained access to the encrypted material, one can try key combinations without … See more