Eavesdropping Attack

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An attack in which an Attacker listens passively to the authentication protocol to capture information which can be used in a subsequent active attack to masquerade as the Claimant.

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: An attack in which an Attacker listens passively to the authentication protocol to capture information which can be used in a subsequent active attack to masquerade as the Claimant.

NIST SP 800-631 senseview framework →

§1: An attack in which an Attacker listens passively to the authentication protocol to capture information which can be used in a subsequent active attack to masquerade as the Claimant.