312-50V9 Question #580: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: False. Password cracking programs do NOT reverse the hashing process because cryptographic hash functions are one-way and mathematically irreversible. Instead, crackers generate candidate passwords, hash them, and compare the output to the target hash.

Question

Password cracking programs reverse the hashing process to recover passwords.(True/False.)

Options

ATrue
BFalse

Explanation

Password cracking programs do NOT reverse the hashing process because cryptographic hash functions are one-way and mathematically irreversible. Instead, crackers generate candidate passwords, hash them, and compare the output to the target hash.

Common mistakes.

A. Hashing is a one-way function by design, so stating that crackers reverse the process is technically incorrect - they use forward computation and comparison instead.

Concept tested. One-way nature of cryptographic hash functions

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/security/ensuring-data-integrity-with-hash-codes

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