Password Attacks

Question 1

What is a Brute Force Attack?

Answer 1

Trying every possible combination of characters to crack a password

Question 2

What is a Dictionary Attack?

Answer 2

Using a list of commonly used passwords and trying them all

Question 3

What is Password Spraying?

Answer 3

form of brute force attacks that involves trying a small number of commonly used passwords against a large number of users or accounts

Question 4

What is a Hybrid Attack?

Answer 4

combines elements of a brute force and dictionary attack by starting out a dictionary of commonly used passwords, but also including variations like adding numbers or special characters