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Which of the following type of scans would be the most accurate and reliable option?

Ann would like to perform a reliable scan against a remote target. She is not concerned about
being stealth at this point.
Which of the following type of scans would be the most accurate and reliable option?

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A.
A half-scan

B.
A UDP scan

C.
A TCP Connect scan

D.
A FIN scan

Explanation:
A TCP Connect scan,named after the Unix connect() system call is the most
accurate scanning method. If a port is open the operating system completes the TCP three-way
handshake,and the port scanner immediately closes the connection. Otherwise an error code is
returned.
Example of a three-way handshake followed by a reset:
SourceDestinationSummary
[192.168.0.8][192.168.0.10]TCP: D=80 S=49389 SYN SEQ=3362197786 LEN=0 WIN=5840
[192.168.0.10] [192.168.0.8] TCP: D=49389 S=80 SYN ACK=3362197787 SEQ=58695210
LEN=0 WIN=65535
[192.168.0.8][192.168.0.10]TCP: D=80 S=49389 ACK=58695211 WIN<<2=5840
[192.168.0.8][192.168.0.10]TCP: D=80 S=49389 RST ACK=58695211 WIN<<2=5840

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