Configuring an Account to Disable Itself After a Set Number

question 68

Multiple Choice

Configuring an account to disable itself after a set number of login attempts using invalid passwords is a method of countering a ________.

• A) brute-force attack
• B) spammer
• C) worm
• D) Trojan horse

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Definitions:

Legitimizes

To make something legal, valid, or acceptable according to law or social norms.

Agency Coupled With An Interest

An irrevocable agency agreement in which the agent is given an interest in the subject matter of the agency. Also called irrevocable agency.

Principal

The original sum of money borrowed in a loan, or the amount of the investment, not including the interest or profits.

Agency Relationship

A legal bond where one party, the agent, acts on behalf of another, the principal, in dealings with third parties.