What Dos Attack Is Based On Leaving Connections Half Open?
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A denial-of-service (DoS) attack based on leaving connections half open is an attack known as a TCP Half Open/SYN Flood attack. This type of attack involves an attacker sending out a large number of SYN (synchronize) packets to a server or network with a spoofed source address. The server responds with a SYN/ACK (acknowledgement) packet, but the attacker never responds to the SYN/ACK, leaving the connection half open. This type of attack can overwhelm a server or network and cause it to become unavailable to legitimate users.