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Passive Device Profiling

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Passive device profiling is a method used specifically by IPS Sensors which are one of the primary sources of device profile information. Device profiling through IPS is passive. When traffic passes through a Sensor, its packets are examined and device information extracted by the Sensor, which then forwards the information to the Manager.