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SROS Command Line Interface Reference Guide
ip firewall check syn-flood
Use the ip firewall check syn-flood command to enable the SROS stateful inspection firewall to filter out
phony TCP service requests and allow only legitimate requests to pass through. Use the no form of this
command to disable this feature.
Note
The SROS security features must be enabled (using the ip firewall command) for the
stateful inspection firewall to be activated.
Syntax Description
No subcommands.
Default Values
All SROS security features are disabled by default until the ip firewall command is issued at the Global
Configuration prompt. In addition, the SYN-flood check is disabled until the ip firewall check syn-flood
command is issued.
Functional Notes
SYN Flooding is a well-known denial of service attack on TCP-based services. TCP requires a three-way
handshake before actual communications begin between two hosts. A server must allocate resources to
process new connection requests that are received. A potential intruder is capable of transmitting large
amounts of service requests (in a very short period of time), causing servers to allocate all resources to
process the phony incoming requests. Using the ip firewall check syn-flood command configures the
SROS stateful inspection firewall to filter out phony service requests and allow only legitimate requests to
pass through.
Usage Examples
The following example enables the SROS syn-flood check:
ProCurve(config)#ip firewall check syn-flood
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