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CPEH-001 · 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…

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.

System Hacking and Malware

Question

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?

Options

  • AKnown plaintext
  • BPassword spraying
  • CBrute force
  • DDictionary

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    18% (7)
  • D
    70% (28)

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.

Topics

#dictionary attack#password cracking#credential attack#wordlist

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