Intermediate
Computer Networks
Q76 / 100
How does Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) spoofing/poisoning work as an attack?
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The correct answer is C) The attacker sends forged ARP replies associating their own MAC address with another host's IP address (often the gateway), causing traffic to be redirected through the attacker for interception
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Correct Answer
The attacker sends forged ARP replies associating their own MAC address with another host's IP address (often the gateway), causing traffic to be redirected through the attacker for interception
Explanation
By broadcasting forged ARP replies, an attacker can convince other hosts that the attacker's MAC address corresponds to the default gateway's IP, enabling man-in-the-middle interception of traffic — a classic local-network attack mitigated by dynamic ARP inspection and static ARP entries.
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