An attacker runs netcat tool to transfer a secret file between two hosts. Machine A: netcat -l -p 1234 1234 He is worried about information being sniffed on the network. How would the attacker use netcat to encrypt the information before transmitting onto the wire?

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An attacker runs netcat tool to transfer a secret file between two hosts. Machine A: netcat -l -p 1234 < secretfile Machine B: netcat 192.168.3.4 > 1234 He is worried about information being sniffed on the network. How would the attacker use netcat to encrypt the information before transmitting onto the wire?

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D. Use cryptcat instead of netcat

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A. Machine A: netcat -l -p -s password 1234 < testfile

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B. Machine A: netcat -l -e magickey -p 1234 < testfile

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C. Machine A: netcat -l -p 1234 < testfile -pw password

An attacker runs netcat tool to transfer a secret file between two hosts. Machine A: netcat -l -p 1234 < secretfile Machine B: netcat 192.168.3.4 > 1234 He is worried about information being sniffed…

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