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Which of the following is typically used for identifying the topology of a target network?
Scanning
Smurfing
Spoofing
Network scanning is a procedure for identifying active hosts on a network, either for the purpose of attacking them or for network security assessment. Scanning procedures, such as ping sweeps and port scans, return information about which IP addresses map to live hosts that are active on the Internet and what services they offer. Another scanning method, inverse mapping, returns information about what IP addresses do not map to live hosts; this enables an attacker to make assumptions about viable addresses. Problem with this answer is scanning is not an attack. I can scan my work network to search for open ports does not mean I am attacking it. Very poorly worded question, smurf is DoS but will not identify network topology, sniffing is the same as scanning - not an attack.
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