Which timing template corresponds to Paranoid (0) IDS evasion?

Which timing template corresponds to Paranoid (0) IDS evasion?

• A. -T3
• B. -T1
• C. -T0
• D. -oX

Answer: (C)

Timing templates in Nmap control how fast probes are sent and how much stealth is built into the scan. Paranoid is the slowest setting, designed to evade IDS by inserting long delays between probes and making traffic look like background noise. That’s why Paranoid (0) IDS evasion uses the option -T0. The other templates map to faster or less stealthy modes: -T3 is the normal/default speed, -T1 is a sneaky but still slower-than-default mode, and -oX is not a timing template at all but an XML output option.

Timing templates in Nmap control how fast probes are sent and how much stealth is built into the scan. Paranoid is the slowest setting, designed to evade IDS by inserting long delays between probes and making traffic look like background noise. That’s why Paranoid (0) IDS evasion uses the option -T0. The other templates map to faster or less stealthy modes: -T3 is the normal/default speed, -T1 is a sneaky but still slower-than-default mode, and -oX is not a timing template at all but an XML output option.