312-50V11 · Question #864
Ricardo has discovered the username for an application in his targets environment. As he has a limited amount of time, he decides to attempt to use a list of common passwords he found on the Internet.
The correct answer is D. Dictionary. A dictionary attack is an attack that tries to guess at the key of a ciphertext by attempting many different common passwords and possible passwords that are likely to be used by humans.
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Ricardo has discovered the username for an application in his targets environment. As he has a limited amount of time, he decides to attempt to use a list of common passwords he found on the Internet. He compiles them into a list and then feeds that list as an argument into his password- cracking application, what type of attack is Ricardo performing?
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- AKnown plaintext
- BPassword spraying
- CBrute force
- DDictionary
How the community answered
(19 responses)- C5% (1)
- D95% (18)
Explanation
A dictionary attack is an attack that tries to guess at the key of a ciphertext by attempting many different common passwords and possible passwords that are likely to be used by humans.
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