What are the forms of password cracking techniques?

2022

What are the forms of password cracking techniques?

  1. A.

    Attack syllable

  2. B.

    Attack brute forcing

  3. C.

    Attack Hybrid

  4. D.

    All of the above

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Correct answer: D

Password cracking techniques include dictionary-based (word/syllable), brute-force, and hybrid attacks.

  • Brute force: Exhaustive search of all combinations

  • Dictionary/syllable: Uses common words/patterns

  • Hybrid: Mixes both strategies for efficiency

Hence, all listed methods are forms of password cracking, making “All of the above” correct.

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