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312-50V7 · Question #159

A computer science student needs to fill some information into a secured Adobe PDF job application that was received from a prospective employer. Instead of requesting a new document that allowed…

The correct answer is C. Dictionary attack. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

A computer science student needs to fill some information into a secured Adobe PDF job application that was received from a prospective employer. Instead of requesting a new document that allowed the forms to be completed, the student decides to write a script that pulls passwords from a list of commonly used passwords to try against the secured PDF until the correct password is found or the list is exhausted. Which cryptography attack is the student attempting?

Options

  • AMan-in-the-middle attack
  • BBrute-force attack
  • CDictionary attack
  • DSession hijacking

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  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    83% (19)
  • D
    9% (2)

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