AP® Cybersecurity glossary

Password dictionary

Also called: dictionary

Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 1: Introduction to Security

A list of likely passwords built from personal information about a target, submitted by an automated tool.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.2.B.2

Why it matters in Unit 1

Public posts about pets, birthdays and teams feed the list.

Example

Mocha2008!, Falcons08, MochaFalcons for a student with a dog named Mocha.

Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 1.2 Suspicious Website Logins

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