CertNexus CFR-410 Exam - Topic 4 Question 74 Discussion

Actual exam question for CertNexus's CFR-410 exam

Question #: 74
Topic #: 4

An attacker intercepts a hash and compares it to pre-computed hashes to crack a password. Which of the following methods has been used?

APassword sniffing

BBrute force attack

CRainbow tables

DDictionary attack

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Suggested Answer: C

by Dalene at Jun 23, 2026, 12:18 AM

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Hermila

13 days ago

But what about A) Password sniffing? It’s also related to intercepting.

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Leontine

18 days ago

Agreed! Rainbow tables are efficient for this.

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Gail

23 days ago

I think it's C) Rainbow tables. They use pre-computed hashes.

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Kerrie

29 days ago

I disagree, it's more like D) Dictionary attack.

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Blondell

1 month ago

Wait, are rainbow tables really still a thing?

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Yoko

1 month ago

C) Rainbow tables makes the most sense here.

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Art

1 month ago

I thought it was A) Password sniffing at first.

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Galen

2 months ago

That's definitely C) Rainbow tables.

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Yuki

2 months ago

I thought brute force attacks were more about trying every possible combination, so I lean towards C) Rainbow tables for this one.

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Francine

2 months ago

I feel like this is similar to a dictionary attack, but I can't recall if that involves pre-computed hashes.

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Merissa

2 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about comparing hashes in a practice question. Could it be A) Password sniffing?

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Rikki

2 months ago

I think this is related to how attackers use pre-computed values, so it might be C) Rainbow tables.

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