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Exam GPEN topic 1 question 31 discussion

Actual exam question from GIAC's GPEN
Question #: 31
Topic #: 1
[All GPEN Questions]

When DNS is being used for load balancing, why would a penetration tester choose to identify a scan target by its IP address rather than its host name?

  • A. Asingle IP may have multiple domains.
  • B. A single domain name can only have one IP address.
  • C. Scanning tools only recognize IP addresses
  • D. A single domain name may have multiple IP addresses.
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️
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oalrajhi
Highly Voted 3 years, 10 months ago
Answer is "D" for sure.
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Omo_Mushin
Most Recent 1 year, 11 months ago
D is the most correct - A single domain could be associated which could be a pool of IP address, in this situation. the question is load balancing, your scan may fail, depending on how the load balancer is configured, your return traffic may not follow the same path it left on.
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S0ufi4n3
1 year, 11 months ago
And C is almost wrong..
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S0ufi4n3
1 year, 11 months ago
A and D are just as correct too..
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