Passwords protect computer resources and files from unauthorized access by malicious
users. Using passwords is the most capable and effective way to protect information and to
increase the security level of a company. Password cracking is the process of recovering
passwords from data that have been stored in or transmitted by a computer system to gain
unauthorized access to a system.
Which of the following password cracking attacks tries every combination of characters until
the password is broken?
A.
Brute-force attack
B.
Rule-based attack
C.
Hybrid attack
D.
Dictionary attack
Explanation:
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