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Sniffer

nounid 4176·updated May 9, 2026
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A sniffer is a tool that monitors network traffic as it received in a network interface.

Classifications

Entity Type

Capability85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Sniffers
possessive
Sniffer's
pluralpossessive
Sniffers'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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A sniffer is a tool that monitors network traffic as it received in a network interface.

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