CompTIA PT0-002 Exam (page: 12)
CompTIA PenTest+ Certification
Updated on: 01-Sep-2025

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SIMULATION
You are a penetration tester running port scans on a server.
INSTRUCTIONS
Part 1: Given the output, construct the command that was used to generate this output from the available options.
Part 2: Once the command is appropriately constructed, use the given output to identify the potential attack vectors that should be investigated further.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.
Part 1
Part 2

  1. See Explanation section for answer.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Part 1 ג€" Enter command: nmap 192.168.2.2 -sV -O
Part 2 ג€" Weak SMB file permissions



Which of the following protocols or technologies would in-transit confidentially protection for emailing the final security assessment report?

  1. S/MIME
  2. FTPS
  3. DNSSEC
  4. AS2

Answer(s): A



A penetration tester was able to gather MD5 hashes from a server and crack the hashes easily with rainbow tables.
Which of the following should be included as a recommendation in the remediation report?

  1. Stronger algorithmic requirements
  2. Access controls on the server
  3. Encryption on the user passwords
  4. A patch management program

Answer(s): A



A penetration tester found the following valid URL while doing a manual assessment of a web application: http://www.example.com/product.php?id=123987.
Which of the following automated tools would be best to use NEXT to try to identify a vulnerability in this URL?

  1. SQLmap
  2. Nessus
  3. Nikto
  4. DirBuster

Answer(s): A



A penetration tester is attempting to discover live hosts on a subnet quickly.
Which of the following commands will perform a ping scan?

  1. nmap -sn 10.12.1.0/24
  2. nmap -sV -A 10.12.1.0/24
  3. nmap -Pn 10.12.1.0/24
  4. nmap -sT -p- 10.12.1.0/24

Answer(s): A


Reference:

https://www.tecmint.com/find-live-hosts-ip-addresses-on-linux-network/



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