9.3 lesson review

What is an on-path attack?

A type of spoofing attack where a threat actor intercepts communications between two hosts.

What is the primary difference between ARP spoofing and ARP poisoning?

ARP spoofing involves broadcasting fake ARP messages, while ARP poisoning refers to the state of the ARP cache.

What is VLAN hopping?

An attack designed to send traffic to a VLAN other than the one the host system is in

How do attackers exploit the native VLAN feature in a VLAN hopping attack?

By crafting a frame with two VLAN tag headers

What is MAC spoofing?

Changing the MAC address of a network interface to any arbitrary value

What feature of 802.1Q do VLAN hopping attacks exploit?

Native VLANs

What is the result of a successful ARP poisoning attack?

The attacker receives all traffic destined for remote networks.

What happens when a switch's MAC address table is overwhelmed due to a MAC flooding attack?

The switch begins to function as a hub

What is the primary purpose of the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in a network?

To prevent switching loops

What is the primary purpose of ARP poisoning in an on-path attack?

To redirect traffic through the attacker.