Promiscuous Mode
nounid
3696·updated May 12, 2026candidate
A configuration setting for a network interface card that causes it to accept all incoming packets that it sees, regardless of their intended destinations.
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Control0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- plural
- Promiscuous Modes
- possessive
- Promiscuous Mode's
- pluralpossessive
- Promiscuous Modes'
Framework definitions
- §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).
- §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.
- §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.
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