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IP address spoofing
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_networking/3w5RM99p">computer networking</a>, IP address spoofing or IP spoofing is the creation of <a href="/facts/Internet_Protocol/Qq6VeEal">Internet Protocol</a> (IP) <a href="/facts/Packet_(information_technology)/xCYf8SJu">packets</a> with a false source <a href="/facts/IP_address/z9V22Sw9">IP address</a>, for the purpose of impersonating another computing system. </p>