Question

Passwords need to be kept encrypted to protect from such offline attacks.

(a) True

(b) False

I got this question during an internship interview.

My question comes from Password Cracking and Security Measures in section Cyber Security Types of Cyber Security

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) True

Easy explanation: Physical access is needed in offline attack to the system that is having a password file or the hacker needs to crack the system by other means. Hence, even if hackers gain physical access to the system, if the passwords are in the encrypted mode, it will be almost impossible to steal passwords.