Acción de
apoderarse ilegítimamente de una información, en claro o cifrada, transmitida
por un canal.
Usualmente,
se consigue captando las emisiones de radiofrecuencia del citado canal.
[Ribagorda:1997]
An attack in
which an Attacker listens passively to the authentication protocol to capture
information which can be used in a subsequent active attack to masquerade as
the Claimant. [NIST-SP800-63:2013]
(I) Passive
wiretapping done secretly, i.e., without the knowledge of the originator or the
intended recipients of the communication. [RFC4949:2007]
Eavesdropping is
simply listening to a private conversation which may reveal information which
can provide access to a facility or network.
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