Exam Code: 312-50 (Practice Exam Latest Test Questions VCE PDF)
Exam Name: Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures (CEHv6)
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Q311. Which of the following is NOT true of cryptography?
A. Science of protecting information by encoding it into an unreadable format
B. Method of storing and transmitting data in a form that only those it is intended for can read and process
C. Most (if not all) algorithms can be broken by both technical and non-technical means
D. An effective way of protecting sensitive information in storage but not in transit
Answer: D
Explanation: Cryptography will protect data in both storage and in transit.
Q312. Several of your co-workers are having a discussion over the etc/passwd file. They are at odds over what types of encryption are used to secure Linux passwords.(Choose all that apply.
A. Linux passwords can be encrypted with MD5
B. Linux passwords can be encrypted with SHA
C. Linux passwords can be encrypted with DES
D. Linux passwords can be encrypted with Blowfish
E. Linux passwords are encrypted with asymmetric algrothims
Answer: ACD
Explanation: Linux passwords are enrcypted using MD5, DES, and the NEW addition Blowfish. The default on most linux systems is dependant on the distribution, RedHat uses MD5, while slackware uses DES. The blowfish option is there for those who wish to use it. The encryption algorithm in use can be determined by authconfig on RedHat-based systems, or by reviewing one of two locations, on PAM-based systems (Pluggable Authentication Module) it can be found in /etc/pam.d/, the system-auth file or authconfig files. In other systems it can be found in /etc/security/ directory.
Q313. What flags are set in a X-MAS scan?(Choose all that apply.
A. SYN
B. ACK
C. FIN
D. PSH
E. RST
F. URG
Answer: CDF
Explanation: FIN, URG, and PSH are set high in the TCP packet for a X-MAS scan
Q314. If you receive a RST packet while doing an ACK scan, it indicates that the port is open.(True/False).
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
Explanation: When and ACK is sent to an open port, a RST is returned.
Q315. Google uses a unique cookie for each browser used by an individual user on a computer. This cookie contains information that allows Google to identify records about that user on its database. This cookie is submitted every time a user launches a Google search, visits a site using AdSense etc. The information stored in Google's database, identified by the cookie, includes
-Everything you search for using Google -Every web page you visit that has Google Adsense ads
How would you prevent Google from storing your search keywords?
A. Block Google Cookie by applying Privacy and Security settings in your web browser
B. Disable the Google cookie using Google Advanced Search settings on Google Search page
C. Do not use Google but use another search engine Bing which will not collect and store your search keywords
D. Use MAC OS X instead of Windows 7. Mac OS has higher level of privacy controls by default.
Answer: A
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Q316. You are trying to break into a highly classified top-secret mainframe computer with highest security system in place at Merclyn Barley Bank located in Los Angeles. You know that conventional hacking doesn't work in this case, because organizations such as banks are generally tight and secure when it comes to protecting their systems. In other words you are trying to penetrate an otherwise impenetrable system. How would you proceed?
A. Look for "zero-day" exploits at various underground hacker websites in Russia and China and buy the necessary exploits from these hackers and target the bank's network B. Try to hang around the local pubs or restaurants near the bank, get talking to a poorly-paid or disgruntled employee, and offer them money if they'll abuse their access privileges by providing you with sensitive information
C. Launch DDOS attacks against Merclyn Barley Bank's routers and firewall systems using 100,000 or more "zombies" and "bots"
D. Try to conduct Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) attack and divert the network traffic going to the Merclyn Barley Bank's Webserver to that of your machine using DNS Cache Poisoning techniques
Answer: B
Q317. Jack Hackers wants to break into Brown’s Computers and obtain their secret double fudge cookie recipe. Jack calls Jane, an accountant at Brown Co. pretending to be an administrator from Brown Co. Jack tell Jane that there has been a problem with some accounts and asks her to verify her password with him “just to double check our records”. Jane does not suspect anything amiss and parts her password. Jack can now access Brown Co.’s computer with a valid username and password to steal the cookie recipe. What kind of attack is being illustrated here?
A. Faking Identity
B. Spoofing Identity
C. Social Engineering
D. Reverse Psychology
E. Reverse Engineering
Answer: C
Explanation: Social engineering is a collection of techniques used to manipulate people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. While similar to a confidence trick or simple fraud, the term typically applies to trickery for information gathering or computer system access and in most cases the attacker never comes face-to-face with the victim.
Q318. What happens during a SYN flood attack?
A. TCP connection requests floods a target machine is flooded with randomized source address & ports for the TCP ports.
B. A TCP SYN packet, which is a connection initiation, is sent to a target machine, giving the target host’s address as both source and destination, and is using the same port on the target host as both source and destination.
C. A TCP packet is received with the FIN bit set but with no ACK bit set in the flags field.
D. A TCP packet is received with both the SYN and the FIN bits set in the flags field.
Answer: A
Explanation: To a server that requires an exchange of a sequence of messages. The client system begins by sending a SYN message to the server. The server then acknowledges the SYN message by sending a SYN-ACK message to the client. The client then finishes establishing the connection by responding with an ACK message and then data can be exchanged. At the point where the server system has sent an acknowledgment (SYN-ACK) back to client but has not yet received the ACK message, there is a half-open connection. A data structure describing all pending connections is in memory of the server that can be made to overflow by intentionally creating too many partially open connections. Another common attack is the SYN flood, in which a target machine is flooded with TCP connection requests. The source addresses and source TCP ports of the connection request packets are randomized; the purpose is to force the target host to maintain state information for many connections that will never be completed. SYN flood attacks are usually noticed because the target host (frequently an HTTP or SMTP server) becomes extremely slow, crashes, or hangs. It's also possible for the traffic returned from the target host to cause trouble on routers; because this return traffic goes to the randomized source addresses of the original packets, it lacks the locality properties of "real" IP traffic, and may overflow route caches. On Cisco routers, this problem often manifests itself in the router running out of memory.
Q319. Harold works for Jacobson Unlimited in the IT department as the security manager. Harold has created a security policy requiring all employees to use complex 14 character passwords. Unfortunately, the members of management do not want to have to use such long complicated passwords so they tell Harold's boss this new password policy should not apply to them. To comply with the management's wishes, the IT department creates another Windows domain and moves all the management users to that domain. This new domain has a password policy only requiring 8 characters.
Harold is concerned about having to accommodate the managers, but cannot do anything about it. Harold is also concerned about using LanManager security on his network instead of NTLM or NTLMv2, but the many legacy applications on the network prevent using the more secure NTLM and NTLMv2. Harold pulls the SAM files from the DC's on the original domain and the new domain using Pwdump6.
Harold uses the password cracking software John the Ripper to crack users' passwords to make sure they are strong enough. Harold expects that the users' passwords in the original domain will take much longer to crack than the management's passwords in the new domain. After running the software, Harold discovers that the 14 character passwords only took a short time longer to crack than the 8 character passwords.
Why did the 14 character passwords not take much longer to crack than the 8 character passwords?
A. Harold should have used Dumpsec instead of Pwdump6
B. Harold's dictionary file was not large enough
C. Harold should use LC4 instead of John the Ripper
D. LanManger hashes are broken up into two 7 character fields
Answer: D
Q320. Once an intruder has gained access to a remote system with a valid username and password, the attacker will attempt to increase his privileges by escalating the used account to one that has increased privileges. such as that of an administrator. What would be the best countermeasure to protect against escalation of priveges?
A. Give users tokens
B. Give user the least amount of privileges
C. Give users two passwords
D. Give users a strong policy document
Answer: B
Explanation: With less privileges it is harder to increase the privileges.