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CPEH-001 · Question #1044

Steven the hacker realizes that the network administrator of XYZ is using syskey to protect organization resources in the Windows 2000 Server. Syskey independently encrypts the hashes so that…

The correct answer is D. 128 bit. SYSKEY is a utility that encrypts the hashed password information in a SAM database using a 128-bit encryption key.

System Hacking and Malware

Question

Steven the hacker realizes that the network administrator of XYZ is using syskey to protect organization resources in the Windows 2000 Server. Syskey independently encrypts the hashes so that physical access to the server, tapes, or ERDs is only first step to cracking the passwords. Steven must break through the encryption used by syskey before he can attempt to brute force dictionary attacks on the hashes. Steven runs a program called "SysCracker" targeting the Windows 2000 Server machine in attempting to crack the hash used by Syskey. He needs to configure the encryption level before he can launch attach. How many bits does Syskey use for encryption?

Options

  • A40 bit
  • B64 bit
  • C256 bit
  • D128 bit

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    9% (3)
  • D
    82% (28)

Explanation

SYSKEY is a utility that encrypts the hashed password information in a SAM database using a 128-bit encryption key.

Topics

#Syskey#password hash cracking#Windows security#encryption level

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