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Distinguish between attack, vulnerability.

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cryptography and system security

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Parameters	Attack	Vulnerability
1. Definition	An attack is an act or event that harms a system	Vulnerability is some flaw or weakness in a computer system.
2. Motive	Attack is intentional way to destroy a system	Vulnerability is unintentional, which could exist in system design, business operations, installed software, and network configurations.
3. Type	Attack can be active or passive.	This can be hardware, software or network vulnerabilities.
4. Operation	Attack is done from out or inside the network.	Vulnerability is an internal problem.
5. Example	Example: Cross-site scripting, SQL injection, Viruses etc.	Example: Buffer overflow, race conditions etc.

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