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Bob, an attacker, has managed to access a target loT device. He employed an online tool to gather information related to the model of the loT device and the certifications granted to it. Which of the
The correct answer is D. FCC ID search. FCC ID search allows anyone to look up an electronic or IoT device by its FCC identifier to retrieve certification details, device model information, and test reports.
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Bob, an attacker, has managed to access a target loT device. He employed an online tool to gather information related to the model of the loT device and the certifications granted to it. Which of the following tools did Bob employ to gather the above Information?
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- Asearch.com
- BEarthExplorer
- CGoogle image search
- DFCC ID search
How the community answered
(42 responses)- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D95% (40)
Why each option
FCC ID search allows anyone to look up an electronic or IoT device by its FCC identifier to retrieve certification details, device model information, and test reports.
search.com is a general web search aggregator and does not provide structured FCC certification or device model data for IoT hardware.
EarthExplorer is a USGS tool for accessing satellite and aerial imagery data, not a registry for electronic device certifications.
Google Image Search is used to find visually similar images online and does not provide device certification records or model specification data.
The FCC ID search database (available at fccid.io or the FCC's own GIMS portal) is a public tool that indexes every device granted FCC certification, providing model numbers, manufacturer details, internal photos, test reports, and certification grants. Attackers and researchers use it during IoT reconnaissance to understand a device's hardware and capabilities based solely on the FCC ID printed on the device. This directly matches the scenario of retrieving model and certification information for a target IoT device.
Concept tested: IoT device reconnaissance using FCC ID lookup
Source: https://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid
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