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  2. Brute-force attack - Wikipedia

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    A brute-force attack is a cryptanalytic attack that can, in theory, be used to attempt to decrypt any encrypted data (except for data encrypted in an information-theoretically secure manner). [1] Such an attack might be used when it is not possible to take advantage of other weaknesses in an encryption system (if any exist) that would make the ...

  3. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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    A common approach (brute-force attack) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available cryptographic hash of the password. [2] Another type of approach is password spraying, which is often automated and occurs slowly over time in order to remain undetected, using a list of common passwords. [3]

  4. Shoulder surfing (computer security) - Wikipedia

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    Brute-force attack resistance: Maintain the resistance strength at a level that prevents the authentication process from being broken more easily than by a brute-force attack on a four-digit PIN. This policy follows the standard put forth in ISO 9564-1.

  5. Safe-cracking - Wikipedia

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    Panic Room (2002)—Drilling, brute force, physical destruction of electronic security systems; The Italian Job (2003) Bad Santa (2003) Brainiac: Science Abuse (2003)—The safe was eventually cracked by a high-explosive round fired using a Challenger 2 Tank. The contents were destroyed. The Ladykillers (2004) Burn Notice (2007–2013) The Bank ...

  6. Password - Wikipedia

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    The easier a password is for the owner to remember generally means it will be easier for an attacker to guess. [12] However, passwords that are difficult to remember may also reduce the security of a system because (a) users might need to write down or electronically store the password, (b) users will need frequent password resets and (c) users are more likely to re-use the same password ...

  7. Smudge attack - Wikipedia

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    PINs are not only susceptible to smudge attacks but other attacks possible through direct observation like shoulder-surfing attacks or just pure guessing like brute-force attacks. They are also used heavily in electronic transactions or for using ATMs and other banking situations. If a PIN is shared or stolen, the device or machine cannot ...

  8. Microsoft Office password protection - Wikipedia

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    Attacks that target the password include dictionary attacks, rule-based attacks, brute-force attacks, mask attacks and statistics-based attacks. Attacks can be sped up through multiple CPUs, also in the cloud, and GPGPU (applicable only to Office 2007-10 documents). [citation needed]

  9. L0phtCrack - Wikipedia

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    L0phtCrack is a password auditing and recovery application originally produced by Mudge from L0pht Heavy Industries.It is used to test password strength and sometimes to recover lost Microsoft Windows passwords, by using dictionary, brute-force, hybrid attacks, and rainbow tables.