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{{Short description|Creating IP packets using a false IP address}} {{refimprove|date=February 2012}} [[File:IP spoofing en.svg|thumb|Example scenario of IP address spoofing]] In [[computer networking]], '''IP address spoofing''' or '''IP spoofing''' is the creation of [[Internet Protocol]] (IP) [[Packet (information technology)|packets]] with a false source [[IP address]], for the purpose of impersonating another computing system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://community.broadcom.com/symantecenterprise/communities/community-home/librarydocuments/viewdocument?DocumentKey=9d18fc06-b229-4c4a-8ca5-7386d0870c01&CommunityKey=1ecf5f55-9545-44d6-b0f4-4e4a7f5f5e68&tab=librarydocuments |title=IP Spoofing: An Introduction |last=Tanase |first=Matthew |publisher=Symantec |date=March 10, 2003 |access-date=September 25, 2015}}</ref>
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