exhaustive attack
A trial-and-error attempt to violate computer security by systematically attempting to use a very large number of possible passwords or keys. [After 2382-pt.8] Synonym [loosely] brute-force attack.
A trial-and-error attempt to violate computer security by systematically attempting to use a very large number of possible passwords or keys. [After 2382-pt.8] Synonym [loosely] brute-force attack.