Promiscuous Mode

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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A configuration setting for a network interface card that causes it to accept all incoming packets that it sees, regardless of their intended destinations.

Framework senses

3 senses across 3 frameworks

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: When a machine reads all packets off the network, regardless of who they are addressed to. This is used by network administrators to diagnose network problems, but also by unsavory characters who are trying to eavesdrop on network traffic (which might contain passwords or other information).

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

§1: A configuration setting for a network interface card that causes it to accept all incoming packets that it sees, regardless of their intended destinations.

NIST SP 800-941 senseview framework →

§1: A configuration setting for a network interface card that causes it to accept all incoming packets that it sees, regardless of their intended destinations.