EC-Council
312-50V11 · Question #45
A hacker has managed to gain access to a Linux host and stolen the password file from /etc/passwd. How can he use it?
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System Hacking
Question
A hacker has managed to gain access to a Linux host and stolen the password file from /etc/passwd. How can he use it?
Options
- AThe file reveals the passwords to the root user only.
- BThe password file does not contain the passwords themselves.
- CHe cannot read it because it is encrypted.
- DHe can open it and read the user ids and corresponding passwords.
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Topics
#/etc/passwd#Linux authentication#password storage#shadow passwords