Dictionary attackとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From dictionary +‎ attack.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌdɪkʃənəɹi əˈtæk/, /ˌdɪkʃənɹi-/, /ˌdɪkʃnəɹi-/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi əˈtæk/
• 韻: -æk
• ハイフネーション: dic‧tion‧a‧ry at‧tack

名詞

dictionary attack (plural dictionary attacks)

1. (computing, cryptography) 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. [from 1980s]

   Hypernym: cyberattack

   Experts warn against using ordinary words as passwords as they are vulnerable to dictionary attacks.

派生語

• dictionary attacker

参考

• brute force

参照

Further reading

• dictionary attack on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “dictionary attack” (US) / “dictionary attack” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.