Andrew, a bachelor student of Faulkner University, creates a gmail account. He uses 'Faulkner' as the password for the gmail account. After a few days, he starts receiving a lot of e-mails stating that his gmail account has been hacked. He also finds that some of his important mails have been deleted by someone. Which of the following methods has the attacker used to crack Andrew's password?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. (Choose all that apply.)
Andrew's use of 'Faulkner' as a password makes certain types of attacks more likely. A brute force attack involves systematically trying all possible combinations until the correct one is found, which can be successful if the password is simple or common. A rainbow attack uses precomputed tables of hashed passwords to crack the password quickly if it is weak. Password guessing can involve manually trying likely passwords, relying on information about Andrew. A dictionary-based attack uses a list of common words and variations to guess the password. Social engineering is unlikely as there is no mention of interaction with the attacker.
Faulkner is not a dictionary word
Man this could just be brute force and password guessing. Doesn't even have to be a dictionary or rainbow.
CFGH only, there no mention of any social engineering attempt