Q. Why are tokens a target for penetration testers?

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Q. What is the scoping of tokens in penetration testing?

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Q. Why is acquiring a token without scoping limitations a likely goal for penetration testers?

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Q. What is the significance of issuing a token in the token life cycle for penetration testers?

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Q. Why does token revocation create challenges for penetration testers?

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Q. How do penetration testers often conduct token-based attacks?

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Q. What is the challenge in discovering third-party–hosted assets in penetration testing?

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Q. Which tool can assist penetration testers in discovering a target's cloud infrastructure for infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) providers like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft?

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Q. What information can penetration testers gain by discovering storage buckets and applications in cloud environments?

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Q. What is a common challenge faced by penetration testers when performing discovery in environments hosted by third parties or cloud service providers?

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Q. Why is scoping more complex for modern penetration testers when compared to pentesters in the past?

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Q. Why is analyzing code as part of an enumeration and information-gathering exercise important for penetration testers?

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Q. Where is the most accessible information often found in code?

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Q. What utility can be used in Linux to recover text strings from compiled code?

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Q. In malware analysis, what utility is often useful once malware has been decoded from various packing methods that attempt to obfuscate the code?

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Q. What is a shortcut that provides some useful information from compiled code without decompiling?

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Q. In the context of penetration testing, when is the use of a debugger likely to be more relevant?

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Q. Which tool has built-in capabilities intended to reduce the likelihood of detection by slowing down testing, randomizing ports, using multiple scanning systems or IP addresses, and faking source addresses?

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Q. In what situations is the need to avoid detection typically determined in penetration testing?

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Q. What is a common defense against active reconnaissance that relies on network defenses?

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