Eccouncil ECSS Exam - Topic 5 Question 55 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's ECSS exam

Question #: 55
Topic #: 5

Which of the following password cracking attacks is implemented by calculating all the possible hashes for a set of characters?

ARainbow attack

BDictionary attack

CBrute force attack

DSQL injection attack

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Suggested Answer: A

by Rolande at Aug 02, 2022, 10:10 AM

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Lashawn

7 months ago

Yeah, C makes the most sense, no doubt about it!

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Dalene

7 months ago

Wait, are you sure? I thought SQL injection was a thing too.

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Josephine

7 months ago

C is correct, brute force calculates all possible hashes.

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Luis

7 months ago

I thought it was A, rainbow tables are pretty cool too!

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Ollie

7 months ago

Definitely C, brute force is all about trying every combination.

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Penney

8 months ago

I feel like SQL injection is definitely not the right answer here, but I can't recall the exact differences between the other options.

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Laquita

8 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I believe it was also about brute force, but I could be mixing it up with dictionary attacks.

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Ettie

8 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about rainbow tables being related to precomputed hashes.

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Dorothea

8 months ago

I think the answer might be C, brute force attack, since it involves trying all combinations.

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Adelaide

8 months ago

I've got this! The correct answers are C and D - "write memory" and "copy running-config startup-config". These commands ensure that the current configuration is saved and loaded on reboot.

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Carolynn

8 months ago

I'm leaning towards the "Set Out of Office Messages" option. That seems like it would be the easiest to implement and maintain.

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