When a packet that is not part of an ongoing connection and that does not attempt to open a connection arrives at a stateful inspection firewall,the firewall ________.
A) drops the packet
B) passes the packet
C) opens a new connection
D) does not approve the connection

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Stateful inspection firewalls maintain a record of ongoing connections and only allow packets that belong to an established connection or match a predefined set of rules. Any packet that does not meet these criteria is dropped to prevent unauthorized access or attacks. Therefore, the firewall would drop the packet if it is not part of an ongoing connection and does not attempt to open a new one.

When a Packet That Is Not Part of an Ongoing