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GAQM CPEH-001 Exam - Topic 5 Question 36 Discussion

You are attempting to map out the firewall policy for an organization. You discover your target system is one hop beyond the firewall. Using hping2, you send SYN packets with the exact TTL of the target system starting at port 1 and going up to port 1024. What is this process known as?
B) Firewalking
A) Footprinting
C) Enumeration
D) Idle scanning

GAQM CPEH-001 Exam - Topic 5 Question 36 Discussion

Actual exam question for GAQM's CPEH-001 exam
Question #: 36
Topic #: 5
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You are attempting to map out the firewall policy for an organization. You discover your target system is one hop beyond the firewall. Using hping2, you send SYN packets with the exact TTL of the target system starting at port 1 and going up to port 1024. What is this process known as?

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Suggested Answer: B

Firewalking uses a traceroute-like IP packet analysis to determine whether or not a particular packet can pass from the attacker's host to a destination host through a packet-filtering device. This technique can be used to map 'open' or 'pass through' ports on a gateway. More over, it can determine whether packets with various control information can pass through a given gateway.


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Santos
10 months ago
Really? I always thought it was just called footprinting.
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Roselle
10 months ago
Firewalking for sure, but it's tricky!
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Lorrine
10 months ago
Wait, isn't idle scanning a different technique?
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Vivan
11 months ago
I thought it was enumeration, but firewalking makes sense.
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Beata
11 months ago
That's definitely firewalking!
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Cassi
11 months ago
I practiced a similar question where we discussed the differences between idle scanning and firewalking, but I can't recall the specifics right now.
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Cathrine
11 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about enumeration being more about gathering information from a system rather than testing firewall rules.
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Ona
11 months ago
I think this might be related to firewalking since it involves sending packets to map out the firewall policy.
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Evette
11 months ago
Firewalking sounds familiar, but I also feel like it could be considered a form of footprinting. I wish I had reviewed that section more thoroughly.
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Simona
11 months ago
I've got a strategy in mind. I think the key is to configure the dial peers to use both G.711 A-law and iLBC, so we can negotiate with the different destinations. Let me double-check the options.
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Rocco
11 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The question is asking for a consultant's recommendation, so I'm not sure if adding a stage or a custom field is the best approach. I might need to think through the pros and cons of each option a bit more.
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Ciara
11 months ago
Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think it through carefully.
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Katina
11 months ago
Ah, I remember learning about this in my IBM Netezza training. I believe the answer is A, IBM Spectrum Scale or GPFS.
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Lenna
11 months ago
I'm not totally sure about this, but I think it might have something to do with related INC records. Let me re-read the question.
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Amie
11 months ago
This seems like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully review the details about the deployment scripts and the changes made by the two administrators.
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