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Syn-cookies are a section inside of a SYN packet (see [[DDoS_Attacks#Three_way_handshake_and_Connect_State|three-way tcp handshake]]) that can cause a machine to keep a connection open or simply keep the socket threaded and wait for additional packets.  Most administrators disable these with iptables on unix because of their affinity for making things more difficult during syn floods and [[DDoS Attacks]].
 
Syn-cookies are a section inside of a SYN packet (see [[DDoS_Attacks#Three_way_handshake_and_Connect_State|three-way tcp handshake]]) that can cause a machine to keep a connection open or simply keep the socket threaded and wait for additional packets.  Most administrators disable these with iptables on unix because of their affinity for making things more difficult during syn floods and [[DDoS Attacks]].
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Revision as of 22:18, 19 May 2012

Syn-cookies are a section inside of a SYN packet (see three-way tcp handshake) that can cause a machine to keep a connection open or simply keep the socket threaded and wait for additional packets. Most administrators disable these with iptables on unix because of their affinity for making things more difficult during syn floods and DDoS Attacks.