CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) — Question 533

A security analyst is assessing several company firewalls. Which of the following tools would the analyst most likely use to generate custom packets to use during the assessment?

Answer options

• A. hping
• B. Wireshark
• C. PowerShell
• D. netstat

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is hping, as it is specifically designed for crafting and sending custom packets, making it ideal for firewall assessments. Wireshark is primarily a packet analysis tool, PowerShell is a scripting language, and netstat is used for displaying network connections, none of which are suitable for generating custom packets.