You are recovering a password. The password is encoded as an MD5 hash with salt. Which attack will have a 100% success rate at recovering the original password, given enough time and computing power?

The correct answer is A. Brute force. Because brute force password attacks test every possible character combination, over a long enough timeline, they will recover all possible passwords. Dictionary and hybrid attacks test only words and variations on words. An MD5 rainbow table lookup is ineffective against a salte

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ABrute force
BHybrid
CMD5 Rainbow table
DDictionary

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A
78% (21)
B
4% (1)
C
4% (1)
D
15% (4)

Explanation

Because brute force password attacks test every possible character combination, over a long enough timeline, they will recover all possible passwords. Dictionary and hybrid attacks test only words and variations on words. An MD5 rainbow table lookup is ineffective against a salted hash.

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