I went through the video for this but honestly the explanation did not answer the question for me. I am assuming active means its probing host and passive means its just listening for traffic that may give it info about a host?
is this correct.
I went through the video for this but honestly the explanation did not answer the question for me. I am assuming active means its probing host and passive means its just listening for traffic that may give it info about a host?
is this correct.
I hope all is well. Traditionally, when we talk about ACTIVE SCANNING
we are referring to a scan that is interacting with the target in oner or more ways that can be detected by IDS/IPS usually.
A PASSIVE SCAN
is done in such a way, often also called a stealth scan, that it is much harder to detect.
The way you are describing it, in your own words, is a great way of thinking about the difference between the two.
I hope that helps ...
Cheers,
Adam