Sysctl is a module built into linux that allows you to modify the kernel attributes in this example I am using. Sysctl to enable SYN-cookies an effective mitigation against SYN attacks. On your linux system the sysctl configuration file is located at /etc/sysctl.conf to do this add the following to the sysctl.conf file […]
Tag: SYN-attack
A SYN attack is an exploit of the TCP/IP stack where by an attacker send SYN packets and suppresses the SYN -ACK packet. This type of attack can be Volumetric where by the attacker send a large amount of data to a link to saturate the link . It can also be a trickle attack