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Eve, the intruder, sends a user datagram to Bob, the server, using Alice's IP address. Can Eve, pretending to be Alice, receive a response from Bob?

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Final answer:

Eve cannot receive a response from Bob by pretending to be Alice using just Alice's IP address.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the scenario described, it is not possible for Eve to receive a response from Bob pretending to be Alice solely using Alice's IP address.



IP address spoofing allows an attacker to forge the source IP address in a packet, but it does not guarantee receipt of the response. In this case, Bob will send the response to Alice's IP address, not Eve's.



Receiving the response would require Eve to perform a successful man-in-the-middle attack or intercept the response in some other way.

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