A brute-force attack tries many possibilities by force. For passwordsIn general, a password is an arbitrary string of characters including letters, digits, or other symb... More, a program tests character or code combinations. The longer and less predictable the passwordIn general, a password is an arbitrary string of characters including letters, digits, or other symb... More is, the longer this attack takes.
Why it matters: Short passwordsIn general, a password is an arbitrary string of characters including letters, digits, or other symb... More can fall very quickly, even when they look complicated.
