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Question

John, an inexperienced web user, creates a new email account and uses "apple", his favorite fruit, as the password. Which of the following password-cracking attacks is John's password vulnerable to?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Choose four

A Dictionary attack
B Hybrid attack
C Brute Force attack
D Rule based attack

Explanation

A common word such as "apple" is readily present in password dictionaries. Dictionary attacks test such words directly; brute-force attacks can eventually enumerate any short password; and hybrid and rule-based attacks use dictionary words as candidate bases while applying combinations or rules that can include the original word.

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