GCIA: GIAC Certified Intrusion AnalystDemo

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QuestionQ254

Application Protocols

Which of the following attacks involves a hacker impersonating a DNS server and obtaining the complete DNS database?

  • A DNS poisoning attack
  • B Illicit zone transfer attack
  • C Illicit poisoning attack
  • D DNS transfer attack
Explanation

An illicit zone transfer attack abuses DNS zone-transfer functionality to obtain the records in an entire DNS zone from an authoritative DNS server when transfers are improperly unrestricted.

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