TCP Cookie Transactions (TCPCT)

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Specification
Pages: 37
Abstract: TCP Cookie Transactions (TCPCT) deter spoofing of connections and prevent resource exhaustion, eliminating Responder (server) state during the initial handshake. The Initiator (client) has sole responsibility for ensuring required delays between connections. The cookie exchange may carry data, limited to inhibit amplification and reflection denial of service attacks. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Status Note: Historic
DOI: 10.17487/RFC6013
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6013
Author(s): William A. Simpson

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IETF RFC 791 [Active*]
IETF RFC 793 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 1122 [Active*]
IETF RFC 1323 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 1948 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 2018 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2988 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3232 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5452 [Active*]
RFC5482 — RFC5482 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 5681 [Active*]

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IETF RFC 1379 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 1644 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 2385 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 2522 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2827 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2960 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3022 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3234 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3309 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3552 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3692 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3704 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4086 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4340 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4727 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4732 [Active*]
RFC4953 — RFC4953 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 4960 [Superseded*]
RFC4987 — RFC4987 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 5077 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 5358 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5925 [Active*]
RFC6056 — RFC6056 EXTERNAL

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IETF RFC 6994 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7413 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7414 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7805 [Active*]