What is a Brute-force attack?
A brute force attack is when a malicious user tries to gain access to a password protected page or directory by the following means:
- Guessing the password any number of times or
- Using software to enable access.
Most of the time it tends to be normal users that have forgotten there passwords and try to access there account unsuccessfully.
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- You can find out your IP by visiting www.whatismyip.com
- Send us a request (including you domain name) to helpdesk@namhost.com for us to white list this IP.
