A penetration tester downloaded a Java application file from a compromised web server and identifies how to invoke it by looking at the following log: Which of the following is the order of steps…

Running an application vulnerability scan might identify some vulnerabilities but typically doesn't directly show whether current socket communication is encrypted in real-time operation.

Running the application attached to a debugger and reviewing logs might provide insights into the application's internal workings, but it doesn't directly show the encryption status of network traffic on the wire.

Disassembling binary code and identifying breakpoints is a reverse engineering technique to understand the application's logic, which is a more time-consuming and indirect method compared to observing live network traffic for encryption validation.

Starting a packet capture with Wireshark and then running the application is the most direct way to observe network traffic generated by the application. By analyzing the captured packets, the penetration tester can identify if the communication uses encrypted protocols like TLS/SSL (e.g., HTTPS, SMTPS, LDAPS) or if data is transmitted unencrypted, allowing for a clear determination of encryption usage over sockets.