Overview#

Passive attacker ia an Attacker that attempts to violate the Confidentiality of data but does not affect resources and is an Observer

Passive attacker uses some (and many more) of the following:

• • Port Scan
  • Data Leakage

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Attacker
• Eavesdropper
• TLS Full Handshake