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INFORMATIONAL

Author:

W. Eddy

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tcpm (wit)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4987

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Abstract

This document describes TCP SYN flooding attacks, which have beenwell-known to the community for several years. Variouscountermeasures against these attacks, and the trade-offs of each,are described. This document archives explanations of the attack andcommon defense techniques for the benefit of TCP implementers andadministrators of TCP servers or networks, but does not make anystandards-level recommendations. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.