A penetration tester is conducting an assessment on 192.168.1.112. Given the following output:
Which of the following is the penetration tester conducting?
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Question 301
Correct Answer: B
The penetration tester is conducting a brute force attack. This process attempts multiple password combinations for the 'root' login on the target machine (192.168.1.112), trying to find the correct password by systematically guessing it.
Discussion
Paula77Option: B
Brute force attacks systematically try different username and password combinations to gain unauthorized access to a system.