A pen tester is able to pull credential information from memory on a Windows system. Based on the command and output below, what advantage does this technique give a penetration tester when trying to access another windows system on the network?
A pen tester is able to pull credential information from memory on a Windows system. Based on the command and output below, what advantage does this technique give a penetration tester when trying to access another windows system on the network?
The technique shown in the image allows the penetration tester to use the extracted hash values, such as LMHash and NTHash, to authenticate without needing to know the actual plaintext password. This technique is known as a pass-the-hash attack, where the hash itself can be used to access systems. This bypasses the need for password guessing or cracking, providing direct access to other systems on the network.
I think C is appropriate. wce can be used for pass-the-hash attacks, where the hash is all that is needed to gain access, so there is no need to guess or crack the password.