Password Guessing

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Description

A brute-force password guessing attack consists in submitting and checking all possible passwords and passphrases until it finds the correct one.

See Also

MITRE ATT&CK description

CISA - Security Tip (ST04-002) - Choosing and Protecting Passwords

NIST Special Publication 800-63B - Digital Identity Guidelines

Indicator Details

Name: Password Guessing

Codename: I-BruteForce

Severity: Medium

MITRE ATT&CK Information:

ID: T1110.001
Sub-technique of: T1110
Tactic: TA0006