Question

_________________ can be alternatively termed as password guessing attack.

(a) passive online

(b) active online

(c) offline attack

(d) non-electronic

The question was posed to me during a job interview.

My question is based upon Password Cracking and Security Measures topic in chapter Cyber Security Types of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) active online

The best explanation: Users with open authentication points and bad or weak passwords often becomes the victim of the active online attack. It is alternatively termed as password guessing attack where the attacker directly tries different passwords 1-by-1 against victim’s system/account.