CompTIA Exam PT0-002 Topic 4 Question 79 Discussion

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Question #: 79
Topic #: 4

A penetration tester wants to crack MD5 hashes more quickly. The tester knows that the first part of the password is Winter followed by four digits and a special character at the end. Which of the following commands should the tester use?

AJohn hash.txt --format-MD5 ---wordlist-seasons.txt --fork-8 --rules-base64

Bhashcat hash.txt -m 0 -a seasons.txt ?d?d?d?d?s

CJohn hash.txt ---format=Raw-MD5 ---rules=jumbo ---wordlist=seasons.txt

Dhashcat hahs.txt -m 500 -a 7 ---force -) -w 4 ---opencl-device-types 1,2

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Suggested Answer: D

by Ettie at Mar 07, 2025, 06:38 AM

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Kristeen

B) is the way to go! Hashcat is the king of password cracking, and the custom mask is perfect for this scenario. Plus, it's the answer that rhymes with 'cat', so it's gotta be right!

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Maybelle

24 hours ago

C) looks good, but the ---rules=jumbo seems a bit overkill for this specific case. I'd try something more targeted.

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Alfred

2 days ago

D) has a lot of options, but I'm not sure if the ---force flag is necessary, and the ---opencl-device-types might not be relevant for all setups.

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Rosalia

8 days ago

A) looks interesting, but I'm not sure about the --rules-base64 part. Wouldn't it be better to use a more specific rule set for this type of password structure?

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Elsa

2 hours ago

A) Thanks for the input! I'll go with option C) then. Hopefully, it will help me crack those MD5 hashes more quickly.

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Lemuel

3 days ago

B) Yeah, I agree. Option C) seems like the best choice for this scenario. It's always good to use a rule set that is tailored to the password format you're trying to crack.

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Lashawnda

4 days ago

A) I think you're right. Option C) seems to use a more specific rule set called 'jumbo' which might be better for cracking the password structure you described.

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Fernanda

17 days ago

B) seems like the most efficient option here. Using hashcat with the MD5 mode and the custom mask to crack the password that follows a specific pattern.

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