Certified Ethical Hacker Footprinting and Reconnaissance

Question 1

What is the primary goal of footprinting in ethical hacking?

Accepted Answer

Gather information about the target to plan an attack

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Exploit vulnerabilities in the target system

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Install malware on target systems

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Intercept network traffic

Question 2

Which command-line tool is primarily used for querying DNS records such as MX records to identify a domain's mail servers?

Accepted Answer

nslookup

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Nmap

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Netcat

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Wireshark

Question 3

What does OSINT stand for in the context of ethical hacking reconnaissance?

Accepted Answer

Open Source Intelligence

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Operational Security Intelligence

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Online System Integration Technique

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Offensive Security Intrusion Network Testing

Question 4

Which type of footprinting does NOT involve direct interaction with the target system?

Accepted Answer

Passive footprinting

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Active footprinting

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Internal footprinting

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Network footprinting

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of a WHOIS lookup during the footprinting phase?

Accepted Answer

Retrieve domain registration and ownership information

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Scan open ports on a target system

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Capture network packets in transit

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Test for SQL injection vulnerabilities

Question 6

Which Google search operator is used to search for specific file types hosted on a target website?

Accepted Answer

filetype:

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site:

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inurl:

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intitle:

Question 7

What is Maltego primarily used for during the footprinting and reconnaissance phase?

Accepted Answer

Visual link analysis and open-source intelligence gathering

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Password cracking and hash analysis

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Network packet capture and analysis

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Automated vulnerability scanning