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  2. Content sniffing - Wikipedia

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    Content sniffing, also known as media type sniffing or MIME sniffing, is the practice of inspecting the content of a byte stream to attempt to deduce the file format of the data within it. Content sniffing is generally used to compensate for a lack of accurate metadata that

  3. Network eavesdropping - Wikipedia

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    Network eavesdropping, also known as eavesdropping attack, sniffing attack, or snooping attack, is a method that retrieves user information through the internet. This attack happens on electronic devices like computers and smartphones. This network attack typically happens under the usage of unsecured networks, such as public wifi connections ...

  4. Sniffing (behavior) - Wikipedia

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    Sniffing is a perceptually-relevant behavior, defined as the active sampling of odors through the nasal cavity for the purpose of information acquisition. This behavior, displayed by all terrestrial vertebrates, is typically identified based upon changes in respiratory frequency and/or amplitude, [1] [2] and is often studied in the context of ...

  5. Olfactory system - Wikipedia

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    The olfactory system or sense of smell is the sensory system used for smelling ( olfaction ). Olfaction is one of the special senses, that have directly associated specific organs. Most mammals and reptiles have a main olfactory system and an accessory olfactory system. The main olfactory system detects airborne substances, while the accessory ...

  6. Sniffing attack - Wikipedia

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    Sniffing attack in context of network security, corresponds to theft or interception of data by capturing the network traffic using a packet sniffer (an application aimed at capturing network packets ). When data is transmitted across networks, if the data packets are not encrypted, the data within the network packet can be read using a sniffer ...

  7. Browser sniffing - Wikipedia

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    Browser sniffing (also known as browser detection) is a set of techniques used in websites and web applications in order to determine the web browser a visitor is using, and to serve browser-appropriate content to the visitor. It is also used to detect mobile browsers and send them mobile-optimized websites. This practice is sometimes used to ...

  8. Ettercap (software) - Wikipedia

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    Ettercap is the first software capable of sniffing an SSH connection in full duplex. HTTPS support: the sniffing of HTTP SSL secured data—even when the connection is made through a proxy. Remote traffic through a GRE tunnel: the sniffing of remote traffic through a GRE tunnel from a remote Cisco router, and perform a man-in-the-middle attack ...

  9. Deep packet inspection - Wikipedia

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    United States ( FCC) v. t. e. Deep packet inspection ( DPI) is a type of data processing that inspects in detail the data being sent over a computer network, and may take actions such as alerting, blocking, re-routing, or logging it accordingly. Deep packet inspection is often used for baselining application behavior, analyzing network usage ...