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312-50V12 · Question #8

312-50V12 Question #8: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: Obfuscating. Obfuscating is an IDS evasion technique used by attackers to encode the attack packet payload in such a way that the destination host can only decode the packet but not the IDS. Using Unicode characters, an attacker can encode attack packets that the IDS would not recognize but w

Submitted by kevin_r· Mar 4, 2026Fundamentals

Question

Kevin, a professional hacker, wants to penetrate CyberTech Inc's network. He employed a technique, using which he encoded packets with Unicode characters. The company's IDS cannot recognize the packets, but the target web server can decode them. What is the technique used by Kevin to evade the IDS system?

Options

  • ASession splicing
  • BUrgency flag
  • CObfuscating
  • DDesynchronization

Explanation

Obfuscating is an IDS evasion technique used by attackers to encode the attack packet payload in such a way that the destination host can only decode the packet but not the IDS. Using Unicode characters, an attacker can encode attack packets that the IDS would not recognize but which an IIS web server can decode.

Topics

#IDS evasion#Traffic obfuscation#Network security

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