During a security assessment, a penetration tester captures plaintext login credentials on the communication between a user and an authentication system. The tester wants to use this information for…

The correct answer is B. Wireshark. Capturing plaintext credentials in network traffic is done using packet sniffing. Wireshark is the best tool for this task. Wireshark is a packet analysis tool that captures unencrypted network traffic, including plaintext

Submitted by yaw92· Mar 6, 2026Attacks and Exploits

Question

During a security assessment, a penetration tester captures plaintext login credentials on the communication between a user and an authentication system. The tester wants to use this information for further unauthorized access. Which of the following tools is the tester using?

Options

ABurp Suite
BWireshark
CZed Attack Proxy (ZAP)
DMetasploit

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A
1% (1)
B
93% (62)
C
4% (3)
D
1% (1)

Explanation

Capturing plaintext credentials in network traffic is done using packet sniffing. Wireshark is the best tool for this task. Wireshark is a packet analysis tool that captures unencrypted network traffic, including plaintext

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#Packet capture#Credential sniffing#Wireshark

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