John, a professional hacker, is attacking an organization, where he is trying to destroy the connectivity between an AP and client to make the target unavailable to other wireless devices. Which of…

The correct answer is C. Disassociation attack. In a disassociation attack, the attacker sends disassociation frames to a wireless access point (AP) using a spoofed MAC address of a client or to the client pretending to be the AP. This forces the target to disconnect and often reconnect, causing a disruption in the wireless…

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John, a professional hacker, is attacking an organization, where he is trying to destroy the connectivity between an AP and client to make the target unavailable to other wireless devices. Which of the following attacks is John performing in this case?

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ARouting attack
BEAP failure
CDisassociation attack
DDenial-of-service

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6% (3)
C
89% (42)
D
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Explanation

In a disassociation attack, the attacker sends disassociation frames to a wireless access point (AP) using a spoofed MAC address of a client or to the client pretending to be the AP. This forces the target to disconnect and often reconnect, causing a disruption in the wireless connectivity. Such attacks can be used to create a denial-of-service condition for the client, making the network resource unavailable. The primary objective of this attack is not to eavesdrop but to disrupt the normal operation of the wireless connection between the client and the AP.

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