Exam 312-50v11 topic 1 question 257 discussion

Actual exam question from ECCouncil's 312-50v11

Question #: 257
Topic #: 1

A computer science student needs to fill some information into a secured Adobe PDF job application that was received from a prospective employer. Instead of requesting a new document that allowed the forms to be completed, the student decides to write a script that pulls passwords from a list of commonly used passwords to try against the secured PDF until the correct password is found or the list is exhausted. Which cryptography attack is the student attempting?

A. Man-in-the-middle attack
B. Brute-force attack
C. Dictionary attack
D. Session hijacking

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

by ANDRESCB1988 at July 23, 2021, 6:31 a.m.

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Daniel8660

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Selected Answer: C

Dictionary attack An attacker may either crack a password manually by guessing it or use automated tools and techniques such as a dictionary or a brute-force method. Most password-cracking techniques are successful because of weak or easily guessable passwords. A dictionary file is loaded into a cracking application that runs against user accounts. This dictionary is a text file that contains several dictionary words commonly used as passwords. (P.586/570)

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dinonino

9 months, 3 weeks ago

List of commonly used password - dictionary attack

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ANDRESCB1988

1 year, 11 months ago

correct

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