IP address spoofing, or IP spoofing, is the creation of Internet Protocol (IP) packets with a source IP address for the purpose of concealing the identity of the sender or impersonating another computing system. It’s a phenomena in which attackers changes or replicate IP packets. To dig deep, let’s understand some basic concepts. On the Internet, communication between two computers uses TCP/IP. In which data needed to be sent from one computer to another is broken down into pieces known as packets. These packets are numbered when broken down so they can be reassembled at the end or by the receiver. Each packet has two parts: header and body. The body carries the message, and the header stores metadata for the packet, such …
