COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY

TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following password attacks is MOST likely to crack the largest number of randomly generated passwords?
A
Hybrid
B
Birthday Attack
C
Dictionary
D
Rainbow tables
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following attacks is MOST likely to crack the largest number of passwords in this database? Answer is D. A rainbow table attack attempts to discover the password from the However, they use rainbow tables, which are huge databases of precomputed hashes.

Detailed explanation-2: -17. Which of the following is an attack against servers hosting a directory service? B. A Lightweight Directory Application Protocol (LDAP) injection attack attempts to access data on servers hosting a directory service, such as a Microsoft domain controller hosting Active Directory.

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