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Q: 1

Which of the following tools can be used to find a username from a SID?

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A: SNMPENUM B: SID C: SID2User D: SIDENUM

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C

Q: 2

Which of the following tools uses exploits to break into remote operating systems?

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A: Nessus B: Metasploit framework C: Nmap D: John the Ripper

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B

Q: 3

You are using the Nmap Scripting Engine and want detailed output of the script as it runs. Which option do you include in the command string?

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A: Nmap --script-output -script-SSH-hostkey.nse 155.65.3.221 -p 22 B: Nmap --script-trace --script-ssh-hostkey.nse 155.65.3.221 -p 22 C: Nmap -script-verbose --scrlpr-ssh-hostkey.nse 155.65.3.221 -p 22 D: Nmap -v --script=ssh-hostkey.nse 155.65.3.221 -p 22

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B

Q: 4

John works as a Professional Penetration Tester. He has been assigned a project to test the Website security of www.we-are-secure Inc. On the We-are-secure Website login page, he enters ='or''=' as a username and successfully logs on to the user page of the Web site. Now, John asks the we-are- secure Inc. to improve the login page PHP script. Which of the following suggestions can John give to improve the security of the we-are-secure Website login page from the SQL injection attack?

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A: Use the escapeshellarg() function B: Use the session_regenerate_id() function C: Use the mysql_real_escape_string() function for escaping input D: Use the escapeshellcmd() function

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C

Q: 5

If the privacy bit is set in the 802.11 header, what does it indicate?

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A: SSID cloaking is being used. B: Some form of encryption is In use. C: WAP is being used. D: Some form of PEAP is being used.

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B

Q: 6

Which type of Cross-Sire Scripting (XSS> vulnerability is hardest for automated testing tools to detect, and for what reason?

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A: Stored XSS. because it may be located anywhere within static or dynamic sitecontent B: Stored XSS. because it depends on emails and instant messaging systems. C: Reflected XSS. because It can only be found by analyzing web server responses. D: Reflected XSS: because it is difficult to find within large web server logs.

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A

Q: 7

Which of the following tasks can be performed by using netcat utility? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

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A: Firewall testing B: Creating a Backdoor C: Port scanning and service identification D: Checking file integrity

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A, B, C

Q: 8

192.168.116.9 Is an IP address forvvww.scanned-server.com. Why are the results from the two scans, shown below, different?

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A: John.pot B: John conf C: John.rec D: John.ini

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C

Q: 9

Given the following Scapy information, how is default Layer 2 information derived?

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A: The default layer 2 information is contained in a local scapy.cfg configuration fileon the local system. B: If not explicitly defined, the Ether type field value Is created using the hex value ofthe destination port, in this case 80 C: If not explicitly defined, pseudo-random values are generated for the Layer 2 defaultinformation. D: Scapy relies on the underlying operating system to construct Layer 2 information touse as default.

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D

Q: 10

How can a non-privileged user on a Unix system determine if shadow passwords are being used?

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A: Read /etc/password and look for "x" or “II” in the second colon-delimited field B: Read /etc/shadow and look for “x” or “II” in the second colon-delimited field C: Verify that /etc/password has been replaced with /etc/shadow D: Read /etc/shadow and look NULL values In the second comma delimited field

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