noun
brute-force attack
Computing term for systematically trying all possible keys or passwords until the correct one is found.
このシステムは総当たり攻撃に対して脆弱だ。
This system is vulnerable to brute-force attacks.
Standard kanji spelling for this computing term.
Variant with simplified okurigana; less common but still seen.
English loanword for the same concept; more common in technical English contexts, while 総当たり攻撃 is the native Japanese term.
Compound of 総当たり (round-robin, exhaustive) and 攻撃 (attack), literally 'exhaustive attack'.