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312-50V10 · Question #692
312-50V10 Question #692: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: ARP Poisoning. ARP Poisoning is the sniffing technique classified as a Man-in-the-Middle attack because it redirects network traffic through the attacker's machine by corrupting ARP caches.
Sniffing
Question
Which type of sniffing technique is generally referred as MiTM attack?
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Options
- APassword Sniffing
- BARP Poisoning
- CMac Flooding
- DDHCP Sniffing
Explanation
ARP Poisoning is the sniffing technique classified as a Man-in-the-Middle attack because it redirects network traffic through the attacker's machine by corrupting ARP caches.
Common mistakes.
- A. Password sniffing is a passive capture technique that reads credentials from network traffic; it does not involve redirecting or intercepting traffic between two parties.
- C. MAC flooding is an attack that overwhelms a switch's CAM table to cause broadcast behavior, enabling passive sniffing - it does not position the attacker between two communicating hosts.
- D. DHCP sniffing refers to monitoring or rogue DHCP server attacks and does not describe the active traffic-redirection mechanism that defines a MiTM attack.
Concept tested. ARP poisoning as Man-in-the-Middle attack
Topics
#ARP poisoning#MiTM attack#sniffing techniques#network attacks
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