Work factor: A measure of the effort required to perform a certain task or to break a certain system. It is used in cryptography to determine the security of a cryptographic system. Examples of work factors include the time required to brute-force a password or the amount of memory required to perform a certain cryptographic operation.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D2: Cloud Data Security | CISM D2: Information security risk management | CISSP D3: Security Architecture and Engineering | Security+ D5: Security Program Management and Oversight | SSCP D5: Cryptography
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