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passive attack

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-003043

1. An attack that does not alter systems or data.

2. An attack against an authentication protocol where the Attacker intercepts data traveling along the network between the Claimant and Verifier, but does not alter the data (i.e., eavesdropping).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-003043
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesCNSSI 4009-2015; CNSSI 4009-2022; NIST SP 800-63-3 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-63-2 [Superseded]; NIST CSRC Glossary
See alsoactive attack
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003043",
  "term": "passive attack",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. An attack that does not alter systems or data.\n\n2. An attack against an authentication protocol where the Attacker intercepts data traveling along the network between the Claimant and Verifier, but does not alter the data (i.e., eavesdropping).",
  "see_also": [
    "active attack"
  ],
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015; CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST SP 800-63-3 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-63-2 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/passive-attack/"
}

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