dictionary attack

English

Noun

dictionary attack (plural dictionary attacks)

1. (cryptography) An attack that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess passwords or decryption keys.

Translations

An attack that uses a list of words from a dictionary

• Danish: ordbogsangreb n
• Dutch: woordenboekaanval m
• Finnish: sanakirjahyökkäys
• French: attaque par dictionnaire (fr) f
• German: Wörterbuchangriff (de) m
• Japanese: 辞書攻撃 (じしょこうげき, jisho kōgeki)
• Polish: atak słownikowy m
• Swedish: ordboksattack c

See also

• brute force

Further reading

• “dictionary attack”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “dictionary attack” (US) / “dictionary attack” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.