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Which of the following tools can be used to perform brute force attack on a remote database? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

The correct answer is A. FindSA B. SQLDict D. SQLBF. FindSA, SQLDict, and SQLBF are tools designed specifically to brute force or dictionary-attack SQL Server credentials; nmap is a network scanner without native database brute force capability.

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Question

Which of the following tools can be used to perform brute force attack on a remote database? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options

  • AFindSA
  • BSQLDict
  • Cnmap
  • DSQLBF

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    70% (33)
  • C
    30% (14)

Why each option

FindSA, SQLDict, and SQLBF are tools designed specifically to brute force or dictionary-attack SQL Server credentials; nmap is a network scanner without native database brute force capability.

AFindSACorrect

FindSA is a tool that locates SQL Server instances on a network and can perform brute force authentication attacks against discovered SQL Server logins.

BSQLDictCorrect

SQLDict is a dictionary-based attack tool that systematically attempts credential combinations against SQL Server database accounts to gain unauthorized access.

Cnmap

nmap is a network discovery and port scanning tool; while it has NSE scripting support for some checks, it is not a brute force credential attack tool targeting remote databases.

DSQLBFCorrect

SQLBF is a dedicated SQL Server brute force utility that iterates through credential combinations to crack SQL Server authentication.

Concept tested: Database brute force attack tools for SQL Server

Source: https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Brute_force_attack

Topics

#brute force#database attack#SQL Server#password cracking tools

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