Disadvantages of Dictionary Attack
Below are some disadvantages of dictionary attack
- To recognize complicated or unusual passwords inability that are not in dictionaries or that employ unique hashing techniques.
- Passwords with a random letter, symbol, and number like a 123 password combination are common to dictionary attacks.
- It is against the law and immoral to launch dictionary attacks without the required authority. Participating in such actions may result in criminal prosecutions as well as civil fines.
- Recurrently unsuccessful login attempts, sophisticated intrusion detection systems can identify and prevent these attacks by frequently checking the process of this attack.
Rainbow Table Attack vs Dictionary Attack
Rainbow Table Attacks and dictionary attacks are the kinds of vector attacks in a computer system, the passwords are hashed using encryption rather than being saved as plain text directly where an attacker uses every word in a dictionary as a potential password to gain access to a password-protected system. The speed at which a password may be cracked is a key consideration when deciding between a dictionary attack and a rainbow table.