GCFA · Question #81
Which of the following tools can be used by a user to hide his identity? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
The correct answer is A. Proxy server B. Anonymizer D. IPchains. Multiple network-layer tools can mask a user's true IP address and online identity. Proxy servers, anonymizers, and IPchains all provide mechanisms to route or filter traffic in ways that conceal the originating user.
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Which of the following tools can be used by a user to hide his identity? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
Options
- AProxy server
- BAnonymizer
- CRootkit
- DIPchains
- EWar dialer
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A72% (23)
- C9% (3)
- E19% (6)
Why each option
Multiple network-layer tools can mask a user's true IP address and online identity. Proxy servers, anonymizers, and IPchains all provide mechanisms to route or filter traffic in ways that conceal the originating user.
A proxy server acts as an intermediary between a client and destination server, forwarding requests under the proxy's IP address and thereby concealing the user's real IP from the target.
An anonymizer is a tool or service specifically designed to strip or replace identifying information from network requests, making the user's origin untraceable to websites and services.
A rootkit is malware that hides its own presence on a compromised system by subverting OS functions - it does not conceal a user's network identity or IP address.
IPchains is a Linux kernel-level packet filtering and IP masquerading tool that can rewrite source IP addresses in outgoing packets, effectively hiding the originating host's identity on the network.
A war dialer scans ranges of telephone numbers to discover modems and remote access systems - it is a reconnaissance tool and has no function related to hiding a user's identity.
Concept tested: Network identity concealment tools and techniques
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/tn-archive/cc723827(v=technet.10)
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