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I don't like the term credential stuffing. It is inaccurate by definition. Stuffing - "a material or substance used to stuff something". What alternative names
by brador 4y ago
I don't like the term credential stuffing. It is inaccurate by definition. Stuffing - "a material or substance used to stuff something".
What alternative names could we use?
Credential attack?
Credential reuse attack?
Secondary credential attack?
- doubled112 4y agoIt's a verb. to stuff - to push something into a small space, often quickly or in a careless way https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stuff https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stuff As in "I am going to try these credentials quickly and carelessly and see if they get me in."
- abathur 4y agoCredential spray-n-pray
- chatmasta 4y agoCredential stuffing and password spraying are two distinct classes of attack. [0] Stuffing is when you try passwords for certain users (hoping they re-used a known password), and spraying is when you try common passwords for every username. [0] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/209266/what-are-the-differences-between-credential-stuffing-and-password-spraying https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/209266/what-are...