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NSE6 · Question #87

Which best describes the mechanism of a TCP SYN flood?

The correct answer is D. The attacker starts many connections, but never acknowledges to fully form them. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Which best describes the mechanism of a TCP SYN flood?

Options

AThe attackers keeps open many connections with slow data transmission so that other clients
BThe attackers sends a packets designed to sync with the FortiGate
CThe attacker sends a specially crafted malformed packet, intended to crash the target by
DThe attacker starts many connections, but never acknowledges to fully form them.

How the community answered

(65 responses)

A
6% (4)
B
3% (2)
C
15% (10)
D
75% (49)

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