Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
There are sophisticated and complex attacks that can be launched against various modern cryptosystems. But you could also just try banging the door down. A brute force attack consists of an attack just repeatedly trying to break a system: for example, by guessing passwords. However, brute force attacks can be somewhat sophisticated and work at least some of the time.
Credits: Talking: Geoffrey Challen (Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo). Producing: Greg Bunyea (Undergraduate, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo).
Part of the internet-class.org online internet course. A blue Systems Research Group (https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu) production.
There are sophisticated and complex attacks that can be launched against various modern cryptosystems. But you could also just try banging the door down. A brute force attack consists of an attack just repeatedly trying to break a system: for example, by guessing passwords. However, brute force attacks can be somewhat sophisticated and work at least some of the time.
Credits: Talking: Geoffrey Challen (Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo). Producing: Greg Bunyea (Undergraduate, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo).
Part of the internet-class.org online internet course. A blue Systems Research Group (https://blue.cse.buffalo.edu) production.
