GIAC Exam GSEC Topic 2 Question 1 Discussion

The Static IP addressing is the term used for manual assignment of IP addresses to computers and devices.

Answer option C is incorrect. Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) is a Windows feature, which allows household users and small business

users to create a functional single subnet TCP/IP network without manually configuring the TCP/IP protocol or setting up a DHCP server.

Answer option D is incorrect. Dynamic IP addressing is used when IP addresses are assigned to computers and devices automatically by the

DHCP service or APIPA.

Answer option B is incorrect. Spoofing is a technique that makes a transmission appear to have come from an authentic source by forging the

IP address, email address, caller ID, etc. In IP spoofing, a hacker modifies packet headers by using someone else's IP address to hide his

identity. However, spoofing cannot be used while surfing the Internet, chatting on-line, etc. because forging the source IP address causes the

responses to be misdirected.