An external penetration tester compromised one of the client organizations authentication servers and retrieved the pass

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An external penetration tester compromised one of the client organizations authentication servers and retrieved the pass

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An external penetration tester compromised one of the client organizations authentication servers and retrieved the password database. Which of the following methods allows the penetration tester to MOST efficiently use any obtained administrative credentials on the client organizations other systems, without impacting the integrity of any of the systems?

A. Use the pass the hash technique
B. Use rainbow tables to crack the passwords
C. Use the existing access to change the password
D. Use social engineering to obtain the actual password
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