Dictionary

dictionary attack en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌdɪkʃnəɹi-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌdɪkʃənɹi-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi əˈtæk/ (General-American)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˌdɪkʃənəɹi əˈtæk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From dictionary + attack.

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Deriveds

dictionary attacker

Hypernyms

cyberattack

Relateds

brute force

Translations (26)

ml നിഘണ്ടു ആക്രമണം (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · it attacco a dizionario (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · de Wörterbuchangriff (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · ar هجوم المعجم (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · cmn 字典攻擊 /字典攻击 (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · fi sanakirjahyökkäys (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · nb ordbokangrep (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · pa ਡਿਕਸ਼ਨਰੀ ਅਟੈਕ (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · nl woordenboekaanval (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · uk перебі́р за словнико́м (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · cs slovníkový útok (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · fa حمله لغتنامهای (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · sv ordboksattack (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · pl atak słownikowy (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · da ordbogsangreb (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · mn толь бичгийн халдлага (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · ca atac de diccionari (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · ru перебо́р по словарю́ (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · es ataque de diccionario (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · ja 辞書攻撃 (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · pt ataque de dicionário (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · fr attaque par dictionnaire (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · vi tấn công từ điển (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · ko 사전 공격 (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · lmo attacch a dizionari (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords) · th การโจมตีด้วยคำจากพจนานุกรม (attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words to try and guess decryption keys or passwords)