A Password-Cracking Attack That Tries All Combinations of Keyboard Characters

question 53

Multiple Choice

A password-cracking attack that tries all combinations of keyboard characters is called a ________.

• A)dictionary attack
• B)hybrid mode dictionary attack
• C)brute-force attack
• D)comprehensive keyboard attack

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