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BRUTE-FORCE ATTACK [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
08.05.24 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

trial-and-error attempt to violate computer security by trying possible values of passwords or keys

OBS

Contrast with analytical attack.

OBS

exhaustive attack; brute-force attack: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
08.05.24 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

tentative de violation de la sécurité informatique par une technique d'essais et erreurs consistant à essayer des valeurs possibles de mots de passe ou de clés

OBS

Différent d'attaque analytique.

OBS

attaque exhaustive; attaque en force : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A trial-and-error attempt to violate computer security by trying possible values of passwords or keys.

OBS

Contrast with analytical attack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Tentative de violation de la sécurité informatique par une technique d'essais et erreurs consistant à essayer des valeurs possibles de mots de passe ou de clés.

OBS

Différent d'attaque analytique.

Spanish

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