Tag: Address resolution protocol

  • IP Stack : Private IP

    Private IP addresses are an essential component of the Internet Protocol (IP) stack, enabling secure and efficient communication within local networks. These addresses are reserved for internal use in private networks, such as homes, offices, and data centers, and are not routable over the public internet. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has designated specific…

  • CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and Mitigation

    Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is a sophisticated attack that exploits the trust a website has in a user’s browser. CSRF targets users who are authenticated and logged into a web application, manipulating them into performing unintended actions without their consent. Since the browser automatically includes the user’s authentication credentials (such as cookies) in every request…

  • ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)

    ARP is an address resolution protocol, The ARP protocol is utilized to resolve IP to MAC ADDRESS. (ARP maps IP and MAC) ARP request is sent | ARP response is received. ARP operates in the data-link layer and network layer. IP -> Network layer protocol and addressing MAC —> Data– layer addressing The devices whose IP ARP is looking will be sent via…