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Cryptography: Decrypting Files With a Dictionary Attack
Part of Cryptography Attack and Defence Topic: General Cyber Security
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What you'll do
Students are given two files and are charged with decrypting both.The first one has the password given, and the second they must brute force the password with a dictionary attack.
- ⏱ About 2 h
- Counts towards: Certified Ethical Hacker (exam CEH) · CompTIA Security+ (exam SY0-701)
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