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What is Active Attack

Chapter 601
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
It is an attack characterized by the attacker attempting to break into the system. During an active attack, the intruder will introduce data into the system as well as potentially change data within the system.
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A Comparative Study of Attacks, Security Mechanisms, Preventive Measures, and Challenges in Wireless Sensor Networks
Kamaljit I. Lakhtaria (Sir Padampat Singhania University, India)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch601
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