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by williamanderson90 » Tue Jul 28, 2015 11:24 pm
IP spoofing also known as IP address hijacking through a fake IP address. IP spoofing is the action of masking a computer IP address so that it looks like it is authentic. During this masking process, the fake IP address sends what appears to be a malicious message coupled with an IP address that appears to be real and trusted. In IP spoofing, IP headers are masked through a form of TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) in which spoofed discover and then operate vital information contained in the IP header such as IP address and source and target information.
Web site admin can reduce the threat that their IP addresses will be spoofed by implementing hierarchical or one-time passwords and data encryption/decryption techniques. Users and admin can protect themselves and their networks by implementing firewalls that block outgoing packets with source addresses that differ from the IP address of the user's computer or internal network.