IP traceback
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ip-traceback-220-1257614
title:
IP traceback
text:
IP traceback is any method for reliably determining the origin of a packet on the Internet. The IP protocol does not provide for the authentication of the source IP address of an IP packet, enabling the source address to be falsified in a strategy called IP address spoofing, and creating potential internet security and stability problems. Use of false source IP addresses allows denial-of-service attacks (DoS) or one-way attacks. IP traceback is critical for identifying sources of attacks and ins
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Method for determining the origin of a packet on the Internet
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_traceback
date created:
2005-05-31T21:09:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T15:18:53Z
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