Definitions for "Password sniffing"
An attack using a password sniffer, a program which secretly collects the first several dozen characters of any user session which requires entry of a password. The attacker can be reasonably sure that the user name and password will be contained in these characters. _____________________________________________________________________________
Attack in which someone examines data traffic that includes secret passwords in order to recover the passwords, presumably to use them later in masquerades.
the use of a sniffer to "listen" for a password being sent across a network unencrypted
Passive wiretapping, usually on a local area network, to gain knowledge of passwords.
Password wiretapping used to gain knowledge of passwords.