Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI v10) — Question 486

Chloe is a forensic examiner who is currently cracking hashed passwords for a crucial mission and hopefully solve the case. She is using a lookup table used for recovering a plain text password from cipher text; it contains word list and brute-force list along with their computed hash values. Chloe is also using a graphical generator that supports SHA1. a. What password technique is being used? b. What tool is Chloe using?

Answer options

• A. a. Cain & Able b. Rten
• B. a. Rainbow Tables b. Winrtgen
• C. a. Dictionary attack b. Cisco PIX
• D. a. Brute-force b. MScache

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because Chloe is using Rainbow Tables, which are specifically designed for recovering passwords from hashed values, and Winrtgen is a graphical generator that supports SHA1. The other options either mention incorrect tools or techniques that do not align with the context of using lookup tables and graphical generators for password recovery.