brute force in Spanish

brute force in Spanish

What does "brute force" mean?

1. noun A method of breaking into an account or decoding protected data by trying enormous numbers of possible passwords or keys one after another until one works, rather than by finding a clever weakness.
   "The login page locks an account after ten wrong attempts, which makes brute force impractical."
2. adjective Describing an approach that solves a problem by working through every possibility in turn instead of using a shortcut or a smarter technique.
   "Their first version was a brute-force search that checked every combination in the list."
3. noun Sheer physical strength or crude power applied to a task, without skill or subtlety.
   "He opened the jammed door by brute force alone."

brute force in a sentence

• The login page locks an account after ten wrong attempts, which makes brute force impractical.
• A long random passphrase is out of reach of brute force in any useful time frame.
• Their first version was a brute-force search that checked every combination in the list.
• He opened the jammed door by brute force alone.

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