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________ is a password-cracking method wherein the attacker compares passwords to lists of common words.
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________ is a password-cracking method wherein the attacker compares passwords to lists of common words.
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Hi!
When someone repeatedly compares passwords to lists of common words, this is known as the dictionary attack.
We call it this because they are
literally
using a dictionary to attack you!
Hopefully, this helps! =)
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