GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) — Question 18

Which of the following types of attack can guess a hashed password?

Answer options

• A. Brute force attack
• B. Evasion attack
• C. Denial of Service attack
• D. Teardrop attack

Correct answer: A

Explanation

A brute force attack systematically tries every possible combination of characters to guess the hashed password, making it effective against weak passwords. In contrast, evasion attacks focus on circumventing security measures, denial of service attacks aim to disrupt service availability, and teardrop attacks exploit vulnerabilities in the TCP/IP stack, none of which are designed to crack hashed passwords.