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Brute Force is a way of finding out the right credentials by repetitively trying all the permutations and combinations of possible credentials. In most cases, brute force attacks are automated where the tool\/software automatically tries to login with a list of credentials. There are various ways to prevent Brute Force attacks. Some of them are:<\/p>\n

Password Length<\/strong>: You can set a minimum length for password. The lengthier the password, the harder it is to find.<\/li>\n
Password Complexity<\/strong>: Including different formats of characters in the password makes brute force attacks harder. Using alpha-numeric passwords along with special characters, and upper and lower case characters increase the password complexity making it difficult to be cracked.<\/li>\n
Limiting Login Attempts<\/strong>: Set a limit on login failures. For example, you can set the limit on login failures as 3. So, when there are 3 consecutive login failures, restrict the user from logging in for some time, or send an Email or OTP to use to log in the next time. Because brute force is an automated process, limiting login attempts will break the brute force process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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