Eccouncil Exam 312-49 Topic 1 Question 38 Discussion

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Question #: 38
Topic #: 1

Bill is the accounting manager for Grummon and Sons LLC in Chicago. On a regular basis, he needs to send PDF documents containing sensitive information through E-mail to his customers.

Bill protects the PDF documents with a password and sends them to their intended recipients.

Why PDF passwords do not offer maximum protection?

APDF passwords can easily be cracked by software brute force tools

BPDF passwords are converted to clear text when sent through E-mail

CPDF passwords are not considered safe by Sarbanes-Oxley

DWhen sent through E-mail, PDF passwords are stripped from the document completely

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Suggested Answer: D

by Colette at Jan 05, 2023, 08:56 AM

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Yvonne

4 days ago

Ah, the classic 'security through obscurity' approach. I bet Bill's customers are just thrilled to have their data exposed like that.

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Karma

12 days ago

I guess Bill forgot the golden rule: if you want maximum protection, don't use the bare minimum. PDF passwords are like a Band-Aid on a gunshot wound.

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