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  2. Hydra (software) - Wikipedia

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    Hydra works by using different approaches, such as brute-force attacks and dictionary attacks, in order to guess the right username and password combination. Hydra is commonly used by penetration testers together with a set of programmes like crunch, [ 3 ] cupp [ 4 ] etc, which are used to generate wordlists based on user-defined patterns.

  3. List of the most common passwords - Wikipedia

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    The Worst Passwords List is an annual list of the 25 most common passwords from each year as produced by internet security firm SplashData. [4] Since 2011, the firm has published the list based on data examined from millions of passwords leaked in data breaches, mostly in North America and Western Europe, over each year.

  4. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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    In cryptanalysis and computer security, password cracking is the process of guessing passwords [1] protecting a computer system. A common approach ( brute-force attack ) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available cryptographic hash of the password. [ 2 ]

  5. Credential stuffing - Wikipedia

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    Credential stuffing is a type of cyberattack in which the attacker collects stolen account credentials, typically consisting of lists of usernames or email addresses and the corresponding passwords (often from a data breach), and then uses the credentials to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on other systems through large-scale automated login requests directed against a web ...

  6. Wikipedia:10,000 most common passwords - Wikipedia

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    The passwords were listed in numerical order, but the blocks of entries and positions of some simpler entries (e.g., "experienced" at 9975 and "doom" at 9983) hint that this may not be a sorted list. To use this list, you can search within your browser (control-F or command-F) to see whether your password comes up, without transmitting your ...

  7. Dictionary attack - Wikipedia

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    Dictionary attacks are often successful, since many commonly used password creation techniques are covered by the available lists, combined with cracking software pattern generation. A safer approach is to randomly generate a long password (15 letters or more) or a multiword passphrase , using a password manager program or manually typing a ...

  8. These Are the Passwords That Hackers Will Guess First - AOL

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    Avoid these common, easy-to-crack passwords...unless you want to end up as the victim of a hacker. The post These Are the Passwords That Hackers Will Guess First appeared first on Reader's Digest.

  9. Password - Wikipedia

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    The easier a password is for the owner to remember generally means it will be easier for an attacker to guess. [12] However, passwords that are difficult to remember may also reduce the security of a system because (a) users might need to write down or electronically store the password, (b) users will need frequent password resets and (c) users are more likely to re-use the same password ...