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An attacker sends small spoofed requests to a service that replies with much larger responses aimed at the victim. What is this technique?

  1. An on-path attack
  2. A replay attack
  3. A downgrade attack
  4. An amplification attack
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Answer: D. An amplification attack

Spoofing the source turns a legitimate service into a weapon whose output far exceeds the attacker's input.

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