What are sequential guessing attacks?

A sequential guessing attack is when someone tries to guess a secret by trying every possibility one after another, like going through a list.

Imagine you have a toy lock with numbers from 1 to 10. If you want to open it but don’t know the code, you might try 1, then 2, then 3, all the way up to 10. That’s like a sequential guessing attack!

You’re not using magic or luck, you're just going through each number in order until you find the right one.

Now imagine your friend has a password that is 3 letters long, and it only uses the letters A, B, and C. A sequential guessing attack would be like trying AAA, then AAB, then AAC, all the way to CCC.

It might take a while, but if you're patient, you’ll eventually guess the right password!

Sometimes people use this method to break into computers or open locks, just like how you'd try every number on your toy lock!