Using SmartDefense
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Action Protection for
SWIPE - Protocol 53 /
IP Mobi
lity - Protocol 55 /
SUN-ND - Protocol 77 /
PIM - Protocol 103
Null Pa
yload
Some worms, such as Sasser, use ICMP echo request packets with null payload to
detect potentially vuln r
You can configure how null payload ping packets should be handled.
Table 45: Null Payload F
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Action
Specify wh
selecting one of the following:
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Specify what action to take when an IP
protocol type is received, by selecting one of the following:
•
Block. Drop
the packet. This is the
•
None. No action.
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at action to ta
ke when null payload p
Block. Block the packets. This is the default.
None. No action.
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default.
ing packets are detected, by
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