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NFR Wizards Archives: Re: IP Spoofing

Re: IP Spoofing


trallalmaden.ibm.com
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 17:48:32 -0700


>How is it the case then, is it possible to just use IP spoofing to penetrate
>a system?

IP spoofing without ISN prediction can be used to mount a SYN attack, with these
benefits from the attacker's standpoint:

* It hides the attacker's identity
* It can allow the packets through filters that limit where connections can be
initiated from

Tony Rall



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