Arp Glossary

Browse 3 arp terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

3 Arp Terms

Address Resolution Protocol Attack
An attack that abuses ARP behavior on a local network to mislead devices about which MAC address corresponds to which IP address, enabling interception,...
ARP Cache Poisoning
A local-network attack in which false ARP messages corrupt a device's ARP cache so traffic is sent to the attacker instead of the legitimate host. It is a...
ARP Spoofing
The act of sending forged ARP messages on a local network to impersonate another device's IP-to-MAC mapping. ARP spoofing is often used to perform...

Related Topics