To try all possible passwords of length k or less would require ____ attempts. A) n^k B) k^k C) n¹+ n² + ...+ n^k D) k¹ + k² + ...+ kⁿ

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The expression n¹+ n² + ...+ n^k represents the number of attempts required to try all possible passwords of length 1 to k, where n is the number of possible characters in a password, S1 is the number of possible lowercase characters, U1 is the number of possible uppercase characters, P1 is the number of possible special characters, and k is the length of the password. This is the correct formula for calculating the number of attempts required to try all possible passwords of length k or less.

To Try All Possible Passwords of Length K or Less