DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS
WIRED LANS ETHERNET PROTOCOL
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Question
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What is the aim of an ARP spoofing attack?
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to flood the network with ARP reply broadcasts
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to fill switch MAC address tables with bogus addresses
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to associate IP addresses to the wrong MAC address
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to overwhelm network hosts with ARP requests
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The main aims of ARP spoofing attacks are: to broadcast several ARP responses throughout the network. to insert fake addresses into switch MAC address tables. to incorrectly link MAC addresses to IP addresses.
Detailed explanation-2: -ARP is a technique that is used to send fake ARP messages to other hosts in the LAN. The aim is to associate IP addresses to the wrong MAC addresses.
Detailed explanation-3: -Attacker Selects a Victim Machine or Machines This can be a specific endpoint on the network, a group of endpoints, or a network device like a router. Routers are attractive targets because a successful ARP Poisoning Attack against a router can disrupt traffic for an entire subnet.
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