#15unit 1online security and payment system

Spoofing

Impersonating a trusted source or system.

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Spoofing

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Spoofing involves hiding a true identity by using someone else's e-mail or IP address. It threatens integrity and authenticity, and is often combined with pharming and spam (junk) websites.

  • Define spoofing in the e-commerce context.
  • Explain e-mail spoofing and IP spoofing.
  • Describe pharming and its relationship to spoofing.
  • Explain what spam (junk) websites / link farms are.