Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Flashcards
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Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
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Integral part of the Internt Protocol (IP) Suite which is a set of networking protocols used on the internet.
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ICMP Flood Attack
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Type of attack that involves overwhelming a target machine with a large numer if ICMP Echo Request packets.
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Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack
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Where the attacker usually uses a network of compromised computers (called a botnet) to generate a significant amount of traffic.
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Ping of Death
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Attack that exploits a vulnerability that existed in older, unpatched systems where the attacker sends malformed or oversized packets using the ICMP protocol.