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Spraying password attack
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an attempt to guess a password by attempting every possible combination of characters and numbers in it
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an attack that attempts to access a large number of accounts (usernames) with a few commonly used passwords.
Comptia Exam Objectives Security+ →Try a few passwords and move on before account lockout
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