Which type of address spoofing is typically used in DoS attacks?

IT Exam Items RepositoryCategory: IoT SecurityWhich type of address spoofing is typically used in DoS attacks?

Which type of address spoofing is typically used in DoS attacks?

  • destination IP address spoofing
  • MAC address spoofing
  • blind IP address spoofing
  • non-blind IP address spoofing

Explanation: IP address spoofing attacks occur when a threat actor creates packets with false source IP address information. With blind spoofing, the threat actor cannot see the traffic that is being sent between the host and the target. Blind spoofing is used in DoS attacks.

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