Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v13) — Question 128

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 correct answer is A because probing the IPC share for admin credentials directly targets the identified resource. Options B, C, and D are not as relevant to the specific context of gathering information about the IPC share and may not yield the necessary details for this particular enumeration task.