SSCP · Question #1239
Words appearing in the English dictionary are not considered to be good passwords, but words appearing in the French, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese dictionaries are not considered a risk.
The correct answer is B. False. It is false that words from non-English dictionaries are not a risk, as password cracking tools can utilize dictionaries from many languages, making any dictionary word a weak password.
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Words appearing in the English dictionary are not considered to be good passwords, but words appearing in the French, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese dictionaries are not considered a risk.
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- ATrue
- BFalse
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(30 responses)- A13% (4)
- B87% (26)
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It is false that words from non-English dictionaries are not a risk, as password cracking tools can utilize dictionaries from many languages, making any dictionary word a weak password.
It is incorrect to assume that words from non-English dictionaries are safe; attackers commonly use multilingual dictionaries in their attempts to crack passwords.
This statement is false because modern password cracking tools and techniques incorporate dictionaries from numerous languages, not just English. Therefore, using words from any language's dictionary makes a password vulnerable to dictionary attacks.
Concept tested: Password strength and dictionary attacks
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/password-guidance/secure-passwords
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