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You had previously created a file in order to conduct a dictionary attack against a target server that did not employ salt. With the exception of "impossible," the whole OED is contained in this file's 171,000 words. The dictionary is currently useless due to an update to the 32-bit salt server. You want to create a new dictionary so that you can brute-force your way through an old one. How many entries are there in the new dictionary?

You had previously created a file in order to conduct a dictionary attack against a target server that did not employ salt. With the exception of "impossible," the whole OED is contained in this file's 171,000 words. The dictionary is currently useless due to an update to the 32-bit salt server. You want to create a new dictionary so that you can brute-force your way through an old one. How many entries are there in the new dictionary?

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Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
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You had previously created a file in order to conduct a dictionary attack against a target server that did not employ salt. With the exception of "impossible," the whole OED is contained in this file's 171,000 words. The dictionary is currently useless due to an update to the 32-bit salt server. You want to create a new dictionary so that you can brute-force your way through an old one. How many entries are there in the new dictionary?
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What to do to stop dictionary attacks:

Whenever possible, set up multi-factor authentication.

substitute biometrics for passwords.

Limit the number of tries that can be made in a certain amount of time.

After a predetermined number of unsuccessful tries, the force account resets.

 
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