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SK0-005 · Question #92
Which of the following policies would be BEST to deter a brute-force login attack?
The correct answer is D. Account lockout threshold. Attacker cannot continue to try different passwords if the account gets locked out.
Security and disaster recovery
Question
Which of the following policies would be BEST to deter a brute-force login attack?
Options
- APassword complexity
- BPassword reuse
- CAccount age threshold
- DAccount lockout threshold
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A4% (1)
- B4% (1)
- D93% (26)
Explanation
Attacker cannot continue to try different passwords if the account gets locked out.
Topics
#Security policies#Brute-force attacks#Account lockout#Login security
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