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SYN flood attack |
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SYN flood attackAn assault on a network that prevents a TCP/IP server from servicing other users. It is accomplished by not sending the final acknowledgment to the server's SYN-ACK response (SYNchronize-ACKnowledge) in the handshaking sequence, which causes the server to keep signaling until it eventually times out. The source address from the client is, of course, counterfeit. SYN flood attacks can either overload the server or cause it to crash. See denial of service attack. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tests show that the IPS 5500 was able to block high-volumes of SYN Flood attack packets without degrading the performance of the legitimate traffic. TippingPoint's UnityOne Infrastructure Protection capabilities protect against denial of service attacks, SYN flood attacks and process table floods. Hybrid attacks such as HTTP worms, DoS/DDoS attacks, protocol and traffic anomalies, IP spoofing, SYN flood attacks, and more are accurately detected and stopped in real-time. |
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