Which of the following is an automated password cracking technique that uses a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, 0-9 numbers, and special characters?
C. Brute force attack
Explanation:
A brute force attack is an automated password-cracking technique that systematically tries all possible combinations of characters, including uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers (0-9), and special characters. It continues until the correct password is found, making it a comprehensive but time-consuming method.
Why the other answers are incorrect:
A. Dictionary attack: Uses a predefined list of common words or passwords, but does not try every possible combination of characters.
B. Password guessing: Involves manually or semi-automatically guessing passwords, usually based on personal knowledge or patterns, but not all possible combinations.
D. Rainbow tables: Use precomputed hash values for passwords to quickly find matches, but they don’t involve trying every possible combination of characters like brute force attacks do.
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