Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v12) — Question 153

A penetration tester is performing an enumeration on a client's network. The tester has acquired permission to perform enumeration activities. They have identified a remote inter-process communication (IPC) share and are trying to collect more information about it. The tester decides to use a common enumeration technique to collect the desired data. Which of the following techniques would be most appropriate for this scenario?

Answer options

• A. Probe the IPC share by attempting to brute force admin credentials
• B. Brute force Active Directory
• C. Extract usernames using email IDs
• D. Conduct a DNS zone transfer

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The most appropriate technique in this scenario is A, as probing the IPC share with brute force methods directly targets the identified resource. Options B, C, and D do not specifically focus on the IPC share and are therefore less relevant to the current enumeration task.