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Weak Password Detection

Type
Active Scanning
D3FEND Tactic
Credential Hardening (D3-CH)
TL;DR

Alerts on passwords not meeting security standards.

Description

The practice of identifying and alerting on the use of passwords that do not meet security standards for complexity and length.

Techniques
Password bruteforcingPassword spraying

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Last Updated: April 3, 2025