Ethical Hacking Essentials Practice Test

The phase of session hijacking that involves breaking the connection to the victim's machine is session desynchronization. This stage is crucial as it disconnects the victim from their current session, making it possible for the attacker to seize control of the session without the victim realizing it. By desynchronizing the session, the attacker can create a scenario where the victim is logged out or cut off, thereby allowing the attacker to take over and potentially impersonate the victim in the interplay with the service or application being accessed.

During this phase, the attacker might actively disrupt or manipulate the communication between the victim and the server, effectively making the session state inconsistent. This disruption is a critical step because it allows the attacker to exploit the session token or session ID that has been established between the victim and the server, thus gaining unauthorized access. Understanding this phase helps ethical hackers identify vulnerabilities in session management and implement stronger security measures to prevent such attacks.