1. Explain the problem in relying on a host's IP address for authentication. 2. Explain the...

 

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1. Explain the problem in relying on a host's IP address for authentication. 2. Explain the Smurf attack using a sketch that shows the attacker, victim, and intermediary hosts. 3. What would be the best attack/malicious recourse to destroy data and explain why? 4. What is backscatter traffic and how can security researchers benefit from it? 1. Explain the problem in relying on a host's IP address for authentication. 2. Explain the Smurf attack using a sketch that shows the attacker, victim, and intermediary hosts. 3. What would be the best attack/malicious recourse to destroy data and explain why? 4. What is backscatter traffic and how can security researchers benefit from it?

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