Multiple choice technology security

Which among the below do you think appscan will NOT report as “Predictable login credentials?

  1. Admin/admin1

  2. John/nAscar

  3. John/n@sc1234r

  4. John/nascar2
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C Correct answer
Explanation

AppScan identifies predictable credentials as weak password patterns. Options A, B, and D use simple variations (admin1, nAscar, nascar2) that are easily guessed. Option C (n@sc1234r) includes special characters and numbers in a non-obvious pattern, making it the least predictable and therefore NOT flagged.

AI explanation

AppScan flags credentials that follow common, guessable patterns (default accounts, dictionary words, simple username-in-password variants). John/n@sc1234r mixes case, digits, and a special character in a way that breaks the predictable pattern, so it wouldn't be flagged, unlike the other options which are all recognizable weak/default-style combinations.

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