10 Questions
What does the client's ACK segment acknowledge?
Receipt of the second segment
How many sequence numbers does an ACK segment consume if it carries no data?
None
In which phase of the connection process can the client's third segment carry the first chunk of data?
Connection establishment
What can happen if the server receives a large number of SYN segments from malicious attackers in a SYN flooding attack?
Server runs out of resources
What resources does the server allocate during a SYN flooding attack?
Creating transfer control block tables
Why does an ACK segment carrying no data consume no sequence number?
To prevent resource exhaustion
What can malicious attackers do during a SYN flooding attack to trick the server?
Pretend to be legitimate clients with fake IP addresses
In a SYN flooding attack, what is the purpose of the attackers sending SYN segments to the server?
To overwhelm and exhaust server resources
Which TCP security issue arises due to allocating resources to fake clients during connection establishment?
SYN flooding attack
What is a notable feature of an ACK segment when it carries data during connection establishment?
Consumes less sequence numbers than bytes carried in data
Learn about the concept of cumulative acknowledgment in TCP segments, where the acknowledgment number represents the next byte a party expects to receive. Explore how this affects the communication flow in network protocols.
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