Password Attacks

Question 1

What are Password Attacks?

Answer 1

Methods used by attackers to crack or recover passwords

Question 2

What is a Brute Force Attack?

Answer 2

Tries every possible character combination until the correct password is found

Question 3

What is a Dictionary Attack?

Answer 3

Uses a list of commonly used passwords (a dictionary) to crack passwords

Question 4

What is Password Spraying?

Answer 4

A form of brute force attack that tries a few common passwords against many usernames or accounts

Question 5

What is a Hybrid Attack?

Answer 5

Combines elements of brute force and dictionary attacks by using common passwords with variations