412-79v8: EC-Council Certified Security Analyst — Free Practice Questions
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1Which of the following password cracking techniques is used when the attacker has some information about the password?
Hybrid Attack
Dictionary Attack
Syllable Attack
Rule-based Attack
Answer: D
2Which of the following is an application alert returned by a web application that helps an attacker guess a valid username?
Invalid username or password
Account username was not found
Incorrect password
Username or password incorrect
Answer: C
3A pen tester has extracted a database name by using a blind SQL injection. Now he begins to test the table inside the database using the below query and finds
the table:
http://juggyboy.com/page.aspx?id=1; IF (LEN(SELECT TOP 1 NAME from sysobjects where xtype='U')=3) WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:10'--
http://juggyboy.com/page.aspx?id=1; IF (ASCII(lower(substring((SELECT TOP 1 NAME from sysobjects where xtype=char(85)),1,1)))=101) WAITFOR DELAY
'00:00:10'--
http://juggyboy.com/page.aspx?id=1; IF (ASCII(lower(substring((SELECT TOP 1 NAME from sysobjects where xtype=char(85)),2,1)))=109) WAITFOR DELAY
'00:00:10'--
http://juggyboy.com/page.aspx?id=1; IF (ASCII(lower(substring((SELECT TOP 1 NAME from sysobjects where xtype=char(85)),3,1)))=112) WAITFOR DELAY
'00:00:10'
What is the table name?
CTS
QRT
EMP
ABC
Answer: C
4When you are running a vulnerability scan on a network and the IDS cuts off your connection, what type of IDS is being used?
Passive IDS
Active IDS
Progressive IDS
NIPS
Answer: B
5HTTP protocol specifies that arbitrary binary characters can be passed within the URL by using %xx notation, where 'xx' is the
ASCII value of the character
Binary value of the character
Decimal value of the character
Hex value of the character
Answer: D
6Which of the following appendices gives detailed lists of all the technical terms used in the report?
Required Work Efforts
References
Research
Glossary
Answer: D
7An external intrusion test and analysis identify security weaknesses and strengths of the client's systems and networks as they appear from outside the client's
security perimeter, usually from the Internet. The goal of an external intrusion test and analysis is to demonstrate the existence of known vulnerabilities that could
be exploited by an external attacker.
During external penetration testing, which of the following scanning techniques allow you to determine a ports state without making a full connection to the host?
XMAS Scan
SYN scan
FIN Scan
NULL Scan
Answer: B
8Passwords protect computer resources and files from unauthorized access by malicious users. Using passwords is the most capable and effective way to protect
information and to increase the security level of a company.
Password cracking is the process of recovering passwords from data that have been stored in or transmitted by a computer system to gain unauthorized access to
a system.
Which of the following password cracking attacks tries every combination of characters until the password is broken?
Brute-force attack
Rule-based attack
Hybrid attack
Dictionary attack
Answer: A
9Rules of Engagement (ROE) document provides certain rights and restriction to the test team for performing the test and helps testers to overcome legal, federal,
and policy-related restrictions to use different penetration testing tools and techniques.
What is the last step in preparing a Rules of Engagement (ROE) document?
Conduct a brainstorming session with top management and technical teams
Decide the desired depth for penetration testing
Conduct a brainstorming session with top management and technical teams
Have pre-contract discussions with different pen-testers
Answer: C
10Which of the following is a framework of open standards developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that provides secure transmission of the
sensitive data over an unprotected medium, such as the Internet?