During a security assessment, a penetration tester decides to use the following Python snippet: Which of the following best describes what the penetration tester is trying to achieve?

A Python snippet designed to continuously and rapidly send requests to a web server, often using multiple threads or processes, is a common technique for launching a denial of service (DoS) attack. The objective is to consume server resources and bandwidth, thereby making the server unavailable to legitimate users.

Web application firewall bypasses typically involve crafting specific payloads to circumvent security rules, not simply overwhelming a server with generic requests.

Web server response time estimation involves measuring the delay of specific requests and does not typically involve flooding the server with traffic designed to cause disruption.

Web server latency estimation focuses on measuring network delays between client and server, a passive observation, rather than actively disrupting service with excessive requests.