pedestrian hacker

Definitions

1. 1

   A typical hacker

   A typical hacker; a person who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access without using extraordinary equipment or brilliance.

   • According to Leahy, programs allowed out of the United States are "so weak that, according to a January 1996 study conducted by world-renowned cryptographers, a pedestrian hacker can crack the codes in a matter of hours.
   • Of course, different people (and different organizations) have different amounts of these resources. In 2006, Bart Preneel estimated that a task of size 274 would take a pedestrian hacker one year to complete.
   • The real problem is just how easy it is to do. It only takes about three lines of code to attack a vulnerable server, which means attacks based on the vulnerability are well within the reach of even pedestrian hackers and cybercriminals.
2. 2

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pedestrian, hacker. Someone who is mediocre at their craft.

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