Nonword Passwords Are Vulnerable to a ________ Attack, in Which

question 101

Multiple Choice

Nonword passwords are vulnerable to a ________ attack, in which the password cracker tries every possible combination of characters.

• A) denial-of-service
• B) side channel
• C) brute force
• D) obfuscation

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