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Which statement is true about DHCP spoofing operation?

Which statement is true about DHCP spoofing operation?

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A.
DHCP spoofing and SPAN cannot be used on the same port of a switch.

B.
To prevent a DHCP spoofing, the DHCP server must create a static ARP entry that cannot be updated by a dynamic ARP packet.

C.
To prevent a DHCP spoofing, the switch must have DHCP server services disabled and a static entry pointing towards the DHCP server.

D.
DHCP spoofing can be prevented by placing all unused ports in an unused VLAN.

Explanation:

About DHCP Spoofing:
Suppose that an attacker could bring up a rogue DHCP server on a machine in the same subnet as that same client PC. Now when the client broadcasts its DHCP request, the rogue server could send a carefully crafted DHCP reply with its own IP address substituted as the default gateway.
When the client receives the reply, it begins using the spoofed gateway address. Packets destined for addresses outside the local subnet then go to the attacker’s machine first. The attacker can forward the packets to the correct destination, but in the meantime, it can examine every packet that it intercepts. In effect, this becomes a type of man-in-the-middle attack; the attacker is wedged into the path and the client doesn’t realize it.

About ARP:
Hosts normally use the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to resolve an unknown MAC address when the IP address is known. If a MAC address is needed so that a packet can be forwarded at Layer 2, a host broadcasts an ARP request that contains the IP address of the target in question. If any other host is using that IP address, it responds with an ARP reply containing its MAC address.

To prevent a DHCP spoofing, the DHCP server must create a static ARP entry that cannot be updated by a dynamic ARP packet


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