CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide

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TCP ACK attack

An attack that begins as a normal TCP connection and whose purpose is to deny service. It's also known as a TCP SYN flood.

TCP/IP hijacking

An attack in which the attacker commandeers a TCP session from a legitimate user after the legitimate user has achieved authentication, thereby removing the need for the attacker to authenticate himself.

TCP sequence attack

An attack wherein the attacker intercepts and then responds with a sequence number similar to the one used in the original session. The attack can either disrupt a session or hijack a valid session.

TCP SYN flood

See TCP ACK attack.

temporary file (temp file)

A file designed to store information for a short period of time and then be deleted.

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