Encryption Brute Forcing
Variants:
Direct
Also Known As:
Weak Cipher Support
Vector Type:
Attack
Relevance:
Generic
Layer:
Web-Infrastructure-Level
Platforms:
Any
Target Type:
Application
Affected Mechanisms:
Communication Encryption, Hardening
Invented In:
01/12/1932
Added In:
22/12/2014
Quick Introduction to the Topic:
Vector Operation Method:
Weak ciphers can be abused by attackers that guessed the encryption algorithm to bruteforce the key in front of the cipher text.
