Exam 312-50v13 Topic 1 Question 372 Discussion

Actual exam question for ECCouncil's 312-50v13 exam
Question #: 372
Topic #: 1
A penetration tester is attempting to gain access to a wireless network that is secured with WPA2 encryption.
The tester successfully captures the WPA2 handshake but now needs to crack the pre-shared key. What is the most effective method to proceed?

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WPA2-PSK networks authenticate users using a pre-shared key derived from a passphrase. After capturing the 4-way handshake, CEH teaches that the standard and most effective method to recover the key is to perform an offline dictionary attack, where wordlist entries are hashed and compared against the captured handshake values. Offline cracking avoids detection and is significantly faster than brute-force attempts.

by Meroy at Mar 13, 2026, 12:44 PM

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