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DICTIONARY ATTACK [1 record]

Record 1 2024-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

Dictionary attacks take advantage of comprehensive lists of words and commonly used passwords, often including common misspelling of words and various permutations that account for password complexity requirements.

Key term(s)
  • dictionary based attack

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Les attaques par dictionnaire mettent à profit des listes exhaustives de mots et de mots de passe fréquemment utilisés, qui comprennent souvent des fautes d'orthographe et diverses permutations qui tiennent compte des exigences en matière de complexité des mots de passe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
DEF

Ataque de descubrimiento de contraseñas de usuario basado en la comparación de una lista de palabras de un diccionario.

CONT

El ataque de diccionario es un método empleado para romper la seguridad de los sistemas basados en contraseñas en la que el atacante intenta dar con la clave adecuada probando todas las palabras posibles en un diccionario idiomático.

OBS

Ficha realizada en colaboración con los estudiantes del Certificado en Traducción español-inglés del Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Canada.

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