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MAC flooding

In computer networking, a media access control attack or MAC flooding is a technique employed to compromise the security of network switches. The attack works by forcing legitimate MAC table contents out of the switch and forcing a unicast flooding behavior, potentially sending sensitive information to portions of the network where it is not normally…

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MAC flooding

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Triples20
Avg. degree1.91
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MAC flooding

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related to Countermeasures · 13
MAC flooding → AAA, Additional, ARP, Hence, IEEE, Implementations, IP, MAC, Many, Security, This, To, With
related to Attack method · 6
MAC flooding → Ethernet, In, MAC, Switches, The, The MAC
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MAC flooding → technique employed to compromise the security of network switches

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mac attack flooding addresses table switch network address security switches unicast ports data frames port many attacker may also arp

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MAC floodingis atechnique employed to compromise the security of network switches0.90text
MAC floodingrelated to Attack methodSwitches0.60section
MAC floodingrelated to Attack methodMAC0.60section
MAC floodingrelated to Attack methodThe0.60section
MAC floodingrelated to Attack methodEthernet0.60section
MAC floodingrelated to Attack methodThe MAC0.60section
MAC floodingrelated to Attack methodIn0.60section
MAC floodingrelated to CountermeasuresTo0.60section
MAC floodingrelated to CountermeasuresMAC0.60section
MAC floodingrelated to CountermeasuresWith0.60section
MAC floodingrelated to CountermeasuresMany0.60section
MAC floodingrelated to CountermeasuresAAA0.60section

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