Brute Force or brute force may refer to:
Techniques
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Brute force method
Proof by exhaustion, also known as proof by cases, proof by case analysis, complete induction or the brute force method, is a method of mathematical proof in which the statement to be proved is split into a finite number of cases or sets of equiv ...
or proof by exhaustion, a method of mathematical proof
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Brute-force attack
In cryptography, a brute-force attack consists of an attacker submitting many passwords or passphrases with the hope of eventually guessing correctly. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases until the correct ...
, a cryptanalytic attack
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Brute-force search
In computer science, brute-force search or exhaustive search, also known as generate and test, is a very general problem-solving technique and algorithmic paradigm that consists of systematically enumerating all possible candidates for the soluti ...
, a computer problem-solving technique
People
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Brute Force (musician) (born 1940), American singer and songwriter
Arts and entertainment
Film
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''Brute Force'' (1914 film), a short silent drama directed by D. W. Griffith
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''Brute Force'' (1947 film), a film noir directed by Jules Dassin
Literature
* ''Brute Force'', a 2008
Nick Stone Missions novel by Andy McNab
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''Brute Force'' (Ellis book), a 1990 book by the historian John Ellis
* ''
Brute Force: Cracking the Data Encryption Standard'', a 2005 book by Matt Curtin
Other media
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''Brute Force'' (album), a 2016 record by the Algorithm
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''Brute Force'' (comics), a comic by Simon Furman
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''Brute Force'' (video game), a 2003 third-person shooter
See also
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Force (disambiguation)
Force is what, when unopposed, changes the motion of an object.
For The Force with the definite article, see The Force (disambiguation).
Force may also refer to:
Places
* Force, Marche, a municipality in Ascoli Piceno, Italy
* Forcé, Mayenn ...
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Brute (disambiguation)
Brute or The Brute may refer to:
People
* Brute, a pseudonym of English commercial artist Aidan Hughes (born 1956)
* "Brute", nickname of US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak (1913–2008)
* Brute Bernard, ring name of Canadian ...
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