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

Answer

Footprinting is the first phase of ethical hacking where information is collected about the target organization to identify potential attack surfaces before any exploitation.

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

Answer

nslookup is used to query DNS servers and retrieve specific record types including MX records that identify mail servers for a domain.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Open Source Intelligence

Answer

OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) refers to gathering information exclusively from publicly available sources without direct interaction with the target.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Passive footprinting

Answer

Passive footprinting gathers information through indirect means such as search engines and public databases, leaving no trace on the target's logs.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Retrieve domain registration and ownership information

Answer

WHOIS lookup retrieves registration details about a domain including owner contact information, registrar, registration dates, and name servers.

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Certified Ethical Hacker Footprinting and Reconnaissance