Nonword passwords are vulnerable to a ________ attack in which the password cracker tries every possible combination of characters.
A)denial-of-service
B)sniffing
C)brute force
D)phishing

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Brute force attacks involve attempting every possible combination of characters to crack a password. Nonword passwords, which do not include real words, are particularly vulnerable to this type of attack as there are a limited number of possible combinations compared to passwords including real words or more complex character combinations.

Nonword Passwords Are Vulnerable to a ________ Attack in Which