#15unit 1online security and payment system
Spoofing
Impersonating a trusted source or system.
Unit 1Online Security and Payment SystemTopic #15Published
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.