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Line 5: == Passive OS Fingerprinting == Passive fingerprinting is undetectable by an [[Intrusion-detection system\|IDS]] on the network. A passive fingerprinter (a person or an application) does not send any data across the network (wire); because of this nature it’s undetectable. The ~~down side~~downside to passive fingerprinting is the fact that the fingerprinter must be on the same [[Ethernet hub\|hub]] as the other servers and clients in order to capture any packets on the wire. == Active OS Fingerprinting ==

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