A __________ Attack Is Where the Source Station Specifies the Route

question 39

Short Answer

A __________ attack is where the source station specifies the route that a packet should take as it crosses the Internet in the hopes that this will bypass security measures that do not analyze the source routing information.

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Definitions:

DDT

Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane, a synthetic organic compound once widely used as an insecticide, now known to be an environmental pollutant.

Herbivores

Organisms that primarily eat plants, including leaves, flowers, stems, and sometimes roots, for their nutrition.

Autotrophs

Organisms capable of producing their own food from inorganic substances using light or chemical energy, without consuming organic substances from other organisms.

Heterotrophs

Organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and rely on other organisms — both plants and animals — for nutrition.