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Eccouncil 312-50 Exam - Topic 3 Question 38 Discussion

When discussing passwords, what is considered a brute force attack?
A) You attempt every single possibility until you exhaust all possible combinations or discover the password
B) You threaten to use the rubber hose on someone unless they reveal their password
C) You load a dictionary of words into your cracking program
D) You create hashes of a large number of words and compare it with the encrypted passwords
E) You wait until the password expires

Eccouncil 312-50 Exam - Topic 3 Question 38 Discussion

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Question #: 38
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When discussing passwords, what is considered a brute force attack?

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by Valentine at May 09, 2022, 10:57 PM

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Gaston
8 months ago
Wait, is A really how brute force works? Sounds exhausting!
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France
9 months ago
Nah, B is just silly, who would actually do that?
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Christiane
9 months ago
A makes the most sense, but wow, that's a lot of tries!
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Gerardo
9 months ago
I thought it was C, using a dictionary attack?
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Vilma
9 months ago
It's definitely A, just trying all combinations!
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Sommer
9 months 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?
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Claribel
9 months 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?
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Adelaide
9 months ago
I think a brute force attack is when you try every possible combination, so I’m leaning towards option A.
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Audria
9 months 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?
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Bettina
9 months 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.
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Isaac
10 months ago
Okay, let's see here. Increasing the snapping tolerance seems like the most logical step to maintain accuracy when zooming out.
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Refugia
10 months 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?
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