Online Guessing Attack

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

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Definition(s):

An attack in which an attacker performs repeated logon trials by guessing possible values of the authenticator output.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-63-3

An attack in which an Attacker performs repeated logon trials by guessing possible values of the token authenticator.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-63-2 [Superseded]

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