An attack using a password sniffer, a program which secretly collects the first several dozen characters of any user session which requires entry of a password. The attacker can be reasonably sure that the user name and password will be contained in these characters. _____________________________________________________________________________
Attack in which someone examines data traffic that includes secret passwords in order to recover the passwords, presumably to use them later in masquerades.
the use of a sniffer to "listen" for a password being sent across a network unencrypted
the process of examining data traffic for the purpose of finding passwords to use later in masquerading attacks
The use of a sniffer to capture passwords as they cross a network. The network could be a local area network, or the Internet itself. The sniffer can be hardware or software. Most sniffers are passive and only log passwords. The attacker must then analyze the logs later. See Also: Sniffer
The use of a sniffer to capture passwords as they pass across a network. The network could be a local area network, or the Internet itself. The sniffer could be hardware or software. A favorite method for installing a password sniffer onto a local area network would be through the use of a Trojan Horse.