Discuss EC-Council 312-50 Exam Topic 3 Question 38

When discussing passwords, what is considered a brute force attack?

AYou attempt every single possibility until you exhaust all possible combinations or discover the password

BYou threaten to use the rubber hose on someone unless they reveal their password

CYou load a dictionary of words into your cracking program

DYou create hashes of a large number of words and compare it with the encrypted passwords

EYou wait until the password expires

Suggested Answer: A

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12 comments · newest first

Gaston 12 months ago

Wait, is A really how brute force works? Sounds exhausting!

France 12 months ago

Nah, B is just silly, who would actually do that?

Christiane 12 months ago

A makes the most sense, but wow, that's a lot of tries!

Gerardo 1 year ago

I thought it was C, using a dictionary attack?

Vilma 1 year ago

It's definitely A, just trying all combinations!

Sommer 1 year ago

I feel like I’ve seen something about using hashes in cracking, but I don’t think that’s brute force. I think it’s more about systematic guessing, right?

Claribel 1 year ago

I remember practicing with similar questions, and I’m not sure if A is the only answer. Could C also be considered a brute force method?

Adelaide 1 year ago

I think a brute force attack is when you try every possible combination, so I’m leaning towards option A.

Audria 1 year ago

I’m pretty certain that A is correct, but I’m a bit confused about the other options. Like, what does threatening someone have to do with it?

Bettina 1 year ago

I'm a little confused by this question. The options don't seem to clearly align with the prompt. I'll need to draw on my knowledge of cloud computing and the environment to try to figure this out.

Isaac 1 year ago

Okay, let's see here. Increasing the snapping tolerance seems like the most logical step to maintain accuracy when zooming out.

Refugia 1 year ago

I have a vague recall of DHCP messages being involved, but I mix up the details sometimes. Wasn't there something about blocking or allowing messages?

EC-Council 312-50 Exam - Topic 3 Question 38 Discussion