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An analyst is investigating an incident in a SOC environment. Which method is used to identify a session from a group of logs?

The correct answer is C. 5-tuple. The 5-tuple refers to a set of five values used to uniquely identify a network connection or session. These values include source and destination IP addresses, source and destination port numbers, and the protocol (such as TCP or UDP) being used for communication. Together…

Submitted by dimitri_ru· Mar 6, 2026Network Intrusion Analysis

Question

An analyst is investigating an incident in a SOC environment. Which method is used to identify a session from a group of logs?

Options

  • Asequence numbers
  • BIP identifier
  • C5-tuple
  • Dtimestamps

How the community answered

(59 responses)
  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    7% (4)
  • C
    88% (52)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

The 5-tuple refers to a set of five values used to uniquely identify a network connection or session. These values include source and destination IP addresses, source and destination port numbers, and the protocol (such as TCP or UDP) being used for communication. Together, these five attributes uniquely define a network session, allowing security analysts to correlate logs or network traffic related to a specific communication session across different devices or logs within a network environment.

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#5-tuple#session identification#network analysis

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