GIAC Exam GCIA Topic 5 Question 47 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GCIA exam

Question #: 47
Topic #: 5

Which of the following tools is described below?

It is a set of tools that are used for sniffing passwords, e-mail, and HTTP traffic. Some of its tools include arpredirect, macof, tcpkill, tcpnice, filesnarf, and mailsnarf. It is highly effective for sniffing both switched and shared networks. It uses the arpredirect and macof tools for switching across switched networks. It can also be used to capture authentication information for FTP, telnet, SMTP, HTTP, POP, NNTP, IMAP, etc.

ALIDS

BDsniff

CCain

DLibnids

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Suggested Answer: B

by Ceola at May 29, 2024, 10:53 AM

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Talia

5 months ago

Dsniff, the Swiss Army knife of network snooping. It's like having a master key to your neighbor's digital life, just in case you ever need to borrow their Netflix account.

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Renay

4 months ago

Yeah, it's pretty powerful for network sniffing.

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Donette

5 months ago

Oh wow, I didn't know Dsniff could do all that!

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Stevie

5 months ago

B) Dsniff

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Daniel

6 months ago

Dsniff, the ultimate tool for the network creeper in all of us. Now you can find out your neighbor's Netflix password without ever leaving your chair!

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Cristy

6 months ago

Dsniff, hands down. It's like a Swiss Army knife for network sniffing, except instead of a toothpick, it has a built-in password sniffer. Convenient!

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Glen

5 months ago

I agree, Dsniff is definitely the go-to tool for network sniffing.

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Corrinne

5 months ago

B) Dsniff

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Floyd

6 months ago

I've heard about Dsniff before, and it sounds like the perfect tool for any aspiring network hacker. Wait, I mean, security professional. Totally legit, right?

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Gilbert

5 months ago

Armanda: It's important for security professionals to understand how these tools work.

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Armanda

5 months ago

Yeah, it's great for capturing authentication information on various protocols.

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Chantay

5 months ago

Dsniff is definitely a powerful tool for network sniffing.

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Georgene

6 months ago

Cain looks interesting, but Dsniff seems to be the more comprehensive solution for snooping on networks, both switched and shared.

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Julie

6 months ago

Definitely, Dsniff is the right choice here. It's the perfect tool for intercepting all kinds of network traffic, including passwords and sensitive data.

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