LPI
202-400 · Question #256
For what purpose is TCP/IP stack fingerprinting used by nmap?
The correct answer is A. It is used to determine the remote operating system. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
For what purpose is TCP/IP stack fingerprinting used by nmap?
Options
- AIt is used to determine the remote operating system.
- BIt is used to filter out responses from specific servers.
- CIt is used to identify duplicate responses from the same remote server.
- DIt is used to masquerade the responses of remote servers.
- EIt is used to uniquely identify servers on the network for forensics.
How the community answered
(16 responses)- A75% (12)
- C13% (2)
- D6% (1)
- E6% (1)
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