What is the purpose of the Dsniff tool mentioned by Eric?

• A. To intercept communications between two entities
• B. To perform web vulnerability scanning
• C. To capture screenshots of a remote system
• D. To encrypt traffic between hosts

Answer: (A)

Dsniff is a set of network auditing tools designed to listen in on data as it travels across a network. Its main purpose is to intercept communications between two entities, often by placing the attacker in a man-in-the-middle position (for example, through ARP poisoning). Once in that position, sensitive data such as unencrypted credentials and session information can be captured and analyzed as it flows between hosts.

This isn’t about web vulnerability scanning, taking screenshots from a remote system, or encrypting traffic. Those are different functions handled by other tools or techniques.