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Brute Force Attack on Login Page


Aim of the Experiment

To demonstrate the Brute Force Attack technique on a web application's login page using Burp Suite in order to understand how attackers enumerate valid usernames and passwords by analyzing HTTP response status codes, and to highlight the importance of implementing proper authentication security mechanisms such as rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and CAPTCHA.