OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 54714

dictionary attack

/ˌdɪkʃənəɹi əˈtæk/
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ataque de diccionario
An attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess decryption keys or passwords.
Experts warn against using ordinary words as passwords as they are vulnerable to dictionary attacks.
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