Which type of attack can easily break a users password if the user uses simple and meaningful things such as pet names or birthdays for their passwords?
A dictionary attack is an attack which uses a dictionary of common words to attempt to find the password of a user.
Reference: Mike Pastore and Emmett Dulaney, Security+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Alameda, Sybex, 2004, p 58
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