User Credentials Were Captured from a Database During an Assessment

question 6

Multiple Choice

User credentials were captured from a database during an assessment and cracked using rainbow tables. Based on the ease of compromise, which of the following algorithms was MOST likely used to store the passwords in the database?

• A) MD5
• B) bcrypt
• C) SHA-1
• D) PBKDF2

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Definitions:

Right Temporal

Pertaining to the right side of the temporal lobe of the brain, associated with processing of auditory information and encoding memory.

Agnosia

A neurological disorder characterized by the inability to process sensory information properly, leading to difficulties in recognizing objects, people, sounds, shapes, or smells, despite having no significant memory loss.

Fluent Aphasia

A condition characterized by the ability to produce a smooth flow of speech but with a lack of meaning or with semantic errors, typically resulting from damage to the temporal lobe.

Corpus Callosum

A broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating communication between them.