CompTIA PT0-003 Exam - Topic 4 Question 17 Discussion

Actual exam question for CompTIA's PT0-003 exam

Question #: 17
Topic #: 4

During a red-team exercise, a penetration tester obtains an employee's access badge. The tester uses the badge's information to create a duplicate for unauthorized entry. Which of the following best describes this action?

ASmurfing

BCredential stuffing

CRFID cloning

DCard skimming

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Suggested Answer: C

RFID Cloning:

RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) cloning involves copying the data from an access badge and creating a duplicate that can be used for unauthorized entry.

Tools like Proxmark or RFID duplicators are commonly used for this purpose.

Why Not Other Options?

A (Smurfing): A network-based denial-of-service attack, unrelated to physical access.

B (Credential stuffing): Involves using stolen credentials in bulk for authentication attempts, unrelated to badge cloning.

D (Card skimming): Relates to stealing credit card information, not access badges.

CompTIA Pentest+ Reference:

Domain 3.0 (Attacks and Exploits)

by Theresia at Jan 09, 2025, 11:43 PM

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Ernie

6 months ago

Credential stuffing is more about passwords, not badges!

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Aleta

6 months ago

Wait, can you really clone access badges like that?

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Starr

6 months ago

Totally agree, it's all about that RFID tech.

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Sharen

7 months ago

I thought it was card skimming at first.

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Jessenia

7 months ago

That's definitely RFID cloning.

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Mabelle

7 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I think it was about cloning access cards. So, I would go with C as well.

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Asuncion

7 months ago

Card skimming sounds familiar, but I don't think it applies to access badges. I feel like it's definitely something to do with duplicating the badge.

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Candida

7 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about credential stuffing being more about online accounts, so that might not fit here.

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Art

8 months ago

I think this might be related to RFID technology, so I'm leaning towards option C, RFID cloning.

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Delsie

8 months ago

This seems pretty straightforward to me. The tester used the employee's badge information to create an unauthorized duplicate, which is the textbook definition of RFID cloning. I'm confident option C is the correct answer here.

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Alona

8 months ago

I'm a little uncertain about this one. The question mentions the tester obtaining the badge and creating a duplicate, but I'm not sure if that's considered smurfing or RFID cloning. I'll have to review the differences between those two attack types.

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Julio

8 months ago

Okay, I've got this. The tester used the employee's access badge to create an unauthorized duplicate. That's the definition of RFID cloning, so I'm going with option C.

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Lindsey

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused on this one. I'm not sure if it's RFID cloning or card skimming. They both involve duplicating access cards, but I'll have to think through the details more to decide.

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Tran

8 months ago

I'm pretty sure this is RFID cloning. The question mentions the tester using the badge information to create a duplicate, which sounds like the definition of RFID cloning.

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