Practice Brute Force (5.1) - Cryptography and Data Protection - Cyber Security Advance

Practice: Brute Force

Lesson 5.1Cryptography and Data Protection

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Question 1.
What is a brute force attack?
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Think about the process of trying every combination.
Question 2.
What is AES?
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Remember it stands for Advanced Encryption Standard.
3Question 3.
What type of attack tries every possible combination to access encrypted data?
- Phishing Attack
- Brute Force Attack
- Man-in-the-Middle Attack
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Think about the attack method being described.
4Question 4.
Brute force attacks are ineffective against long strong passwords.
- True
- False
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Consider the relationship between length and complexity.
Question 5.
If a brute force attack tests 1,000 passwords per minute, how long would it take to crack a 6-character password using uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers?
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Calculate total combinations based on character set.
Question 6.
Given the increasing computational power over time, analyze how long a brute force attack could take on a 10-character alphanumeric password today vs. 10 years ago.
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Research technological advances and their impact.

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