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312-50V12 · Question #116

Jane, an ethical hacker, is testing a target organization's web server and website to identify security loopholes. In this process, she copied the entire website and its content on a local drive to…

The correct answer is B. Website mirroring. Jane copied the entire website to a local drive to analyze its structure and content, which is a reconnaissance technique known as website mirroring. This technique allows ethical hackers to map directory structures, file hierarchies, and links without repeatedly querying the…

Submitted by asante_acc· Mar 4, 2026Web Application Hacking

Question

Jane, an ethical hacker, is testing a target organization's web server and website to identify security loopholes. In this process, she copied the entire website and its content on a local drive to view the complete profile of the site's directory structure, file structure, external links, images, web pages, and so on. This information helps Jane map the website's directories and gain valuable information. What is the attack technique employed by Jane in the above scenario?

Options

  • ASession hijacking
  • BWebsite mirroring
  • CWebsite defacement
  • DWeb cache poisoning

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • B
    96% (24)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

Jane copied the entire website to a local drive to analyze its structure and content, which is a reconnaissance technique known as website mirroring. This technique allows ethical hackers to map directory structures, file hierarchies, and links without repeatedly querying the live server.

ASession hijacking

Session hijacking involves stealing or forging valid session tokens to impersonate an authenticated user, which has nothing to do with copying website content to a local drive.

BWebsite mirroringCorrect

Website mirroring involves using tools (such as HTTrack or wget) to create a complete local copy of a target website, replicating its directory structure, files, images, and links. This offline copy allows an attacker or ethical hacker to analyze the site's architecture, identify hidden directories, and gather reconnaissance data without generating excessive live traffic. It is a passive information-gathering technique used in the footprinting phase of ethical hacking.

CWebsite defacement

Website defacement is an attack where the attacker alters the visual appearance or content of a live website, which is an active, destructive act rather than a passive copying operation.

DWeb cache poisoning

Web cache poisoning involves injecting malicious content into a caching server so that other users receive corrupted responses, which is unrelated to locally mirroring a website's structure.

Concept tested: Website mirroring for reconnaissance and footprinting

Source: https://www.eccouncil.org/cybersecurity-exchange/ethical-hacking/website-mirroring-footprinting/

Topics

#website mirroring#web reconnaissance#information gathering#web application mapping

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