Question 39Asked in UGC NET Computer Science, June 2016 (Paper II & III, Selected Questions)

An attacker sits between customer and Banker, and captures the information from the customer and retransmits to the banker by altering the information. This…

An attacker sits between customer and Banker, and captures the information from the customer and retransmits to the banker by altering the information. This attack is called as _______.
  1. AMasquerade Attack
  2. BReplay Attack
  3. CPassive Attack
  4. DDenial of Service Attack
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Correct answer: (B) Replay Attack

Explanation

(i) A replay attack (play back attack) is a form of network attack in which a valid data transmission is maliciously or fraudulently repeated or delayed. (ii) A masquerade attack is an attack that uses a fake identity. (iii) A passive attack is network attack in which a system is monitored and sometimes scanned for open ports and vulnerabilities. (iv) Denial of service attack, a type of attack on a network that is designed to bring the network to its knees by flooding it with useless traffic.

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