Brute Force

Brute force is the method of breaking an encrypted scheme by trying every probable combination or code. For instance, an intruder may try every single key in order to decrypt a message or password. Many schemes are actually configured to detect brute force, but are also set up in a way that is incapable of preventing it. For an intruder, the actual key length usually determines whether or not the act of brute force is feasible. Obfuscating encoded data makes a brute force attack less effective because it will be more difficult for an intruder to learn if they have succeeded in cracking the combination. Other types of encryption cannot be penetrated by brute force by way of mathematical properties. One-time pad is such a cryptography because each bit has a key bit that corresponds to it. While the brute force attack would inevitably reveal the decoding, it will also reveal every other probable code, leaving the intruder no way to distinguish one code from the other.