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Question 73

As an information security manager of HDA Inc., you have deployed Wireshark in your organization for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communication protocol development, etc. Which of the following can be designated as "Wireshark for command line interface (CLI)"?
  • A A. Tcpdump
  • B B. John the Ripper
  • C C. Ethereal
  • D D. Nessus
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct Answer: A. Tcpdump Explanation: TCPDUMP is a command-line interface-based data-network packet analysis software tool. It enables the user to see packets of data such as TCP/IP and other types that are sent or received across a network to which the computer is connected. Tcpdump and Wireshark are quite similar, however Wireshark offers a graphical user interface and some built-in sorting and filtering capabilities.

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