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GS-1524/GS-1548 User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 15
Auto Denial of Service (DoS)
This chapter shows you how to configure automatic Denial of Service prevention
on the Switch.
15.1 About Denial of Service Attacks
Denial of Service (DoS) attacks try to disable a device or network so users no
longer have access to network resources. The Switch has features which
automatically detect and thwart currently known DoS attacks.
15.1.1 DoS Attacks Summary
The following table summarizes the types of attacks the Switch can prevent.
Table 29 DoS Attack Summary
ATTACK DESCRIPTION
Land Attacks These attacks result from sending a specially crafted packet to a
machine where the source host IP address is the same as the
destination host IP address. The system attempts to reply to
itself, resulting in system lockup.
Blat Attacks These attacks result from sending a specially crafted packet to a
machine where the source host port is the same as the
destination host port. The system attempts to reply to itself,
resulting in system lockup.
SYNFIN scans SYNchronization (SYN), ACKnowledgment (ACK) and FINish (FIN)
packets are used to initiate, acknowledge and conclude TCP/IP
communication sessions. The following scans exploit weaknesses
in the TCP/IP specification and try to illicit a response from a host
to identify ports for an attack:
Scan SYNFIN - SYN and FIN bits are set in the packet.
Xmascan - TCP sequence number is zero and the FIN, URG and
PSH bits are set.
NULL Scan - TCP sequence number is zero and all control bits
are zeroes.
SYN with port < 1024 - SYN packets with source port less than
1024.