Question

Which one of the following is passive attack

Answer 1

Internet security threats/vulnerabilities are divided into passive and active attacks. Examples of passive attacks include network analysis, eavesdropping and traffic analysis.

Answer 2

Answer:

         The passive attack of the network is Traffic analysis.

Explanation:

• The intruder determines the nature of the flow of traffic (traffic analysis) between defined hosts and is able to guess the type of communication taking place.
• Message modification involves the capturing of a message and making unauthorized changes or deletions, changing the sequence, or delaying transmission of captured messages.
• Masquerading is an active attack in which the intruder presents an identity other than the original identity.
• Denial of service occurs when a computer connected to the internet is flooded with data and/or requests that must be processed.