What is the difference between password cracking and password guessing?
A.
They are the same
B.
Password guessing attempts to log into the system, password cracking attempts to determine a password used to create a hash
C.
Password guessing uses salts, password cracking does not
D.
Password cracking risks account lockout, password guessing does not
Explanation:
B is the correct answer; password cracking relies on cracking the hash of a password; password guessing attempts to log into a system.Incorrect Answers and Explanations: A, C, and D: A is incorrect: Password guessing is not the same as password cracking. C is incorrect because salts are a password cracking issue, not a password guessing issue. D is incorrect: password guessing risks account lockout.