What Type of Attack Involves Using Every Possible Combination of Letters,numbers,and

question 9

Multiple Choice

What type of attack involves using every possible combination of letters,numbers,and characters to create candidate digests that are then matched against those in a stolen digest file?

• A)Space division
• B)Brute force
• C)Known ciphertext
• D)Known plaintext

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Definitions:

Household Measurement

A system of units used in cooking and for other household tasks, such as cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons.

Apothecary Unit

Historical term referring to a system of measurement used by pharmacists to prepare, mix, and dispense medicinal drugs, now largely replaced by the metric system.

Measurement

The process of obtaining a quantitative comparison between a predefined standard and an unknown quantity.

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Mathematical expressions representing the division of one quantity by another, indicating parts of a whole.