Which of the following tools can be used to perform tasks such as Windows password cracking, Windows enumeration, and VoIP session sniffing?

Question

Options

• AL0phtcrack
• BObiwan
• CCain
• DJohn the Ripper

• A
  7% (3)
• B
  11% (5)
• C
  80% (36)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Cain is a multipurpose tool that can be used to perform many tasks such as Windows password cracking, Windows enumeration, and VoIP session sniffing. This password cracking program can perform the following types of password cracking attacks: Dictionary attack Brute force attack Rainbow attack Hybrid attack Answer: A is incorrect. L0phtcrack is a tool which identifies and remediate security vulnerabilities that result from the use of weak or easily guessed passwords. It recovers Windows and Unix account passwords to access user and administrator accounts. Answer: D is incorrect. John the Ripper is a fast password cracking tool that is available for most versions of UNIX, Windows, DOS, BeOS, and Open VMS. It also supports Kerberos, AFS, and Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 LM hashes. John the Ripper requires a user to have a copy of the password file. Answer: B is incorrect. Obiwan is a Web password cracking tool that is used to perform brute force and hybrid attacks. It is effective against HTTP connections for Web servers that allow unlimited failed login attempts by the user. Obiwan uses wordlists as well as alphanumeric characters as possible passwords.

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