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Sniffer

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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A sniffer is a tool that monitors network traffic as it received in a network interface.

SANS Glossary of Security Terms

Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

Wordset Dictionary

a person who sniffs

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Sniffers
possessive: Sniffer's
pluralpossessive: Sniffers'

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